VNSG 2410 - Nursing in Health and Illness III

4 Credits (4 hrs. lec., 1 hr. lab.) Continuation of Nursing in Health and Illness II. Further study of medical-surgical health problems of the patient including concepts of mental illness. Incorporates knowledge necessary to make the transition from student to graduate vocational nurse. Prerequisite: VNSG 1409; Corequisite: VNSG 2361
Course Outcomes
1 - Compare and contrast normal physiology of body systems to pathologic variations in the patient with medical-surgical health problems.
2 - Evaluate and treat patients with medical-surgical health problems using the nursing process including nutrition, phamacological therapy, and principles of safety.
3 - Discuss concepts of mental illness.
4 - Utilize learned skills and knowledge for transition from student to graduate vocational nurse.