RNSG 2535 - Integrated Patient Care Management

Credit Hours: 5
Contact Hours - Lecture: 4 Lab: 2
Application of independent nursing interventions to care for diverse patients and families throughout the life span whose health care needs may be difficult to predict. Emphasis on collaborative clinical reasoning, nursing leadership skills, and patient management. Content includes the significance of professional development, trends in nursing and health care, and applicable knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to an integrated approach.
Prerequisite: BIOL 2420, RNSG 2514. Corequisite: RNSG 2362; PSYC 2301
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Critique interdisciplinary decision-making regarding safe, ethical practice for diverse patients or groups. 2 - Evaluate a plan of care for diverse patients and families across the life span whose health needs may be difficult to predict. 3 - Appraise the implications of the Nursing Practice Act. 4 - Demonstrate leadership and management skills in caring for small groups of diverse patients across the life span. 5 - Evaluate the effectiveness of communication skills among the interdisciplinary health care team. 6 - Evaluate the effectiveness of patient and family teaching in relation to health maintenance/health restoration. 7 - Relate the importance of individual professional development to the advancement of nursing. 8 - Use nursing informatics and evidence based practice to enhance patient care and the profession of nursing