Medical/Surgical Nursing I builds on previous content, with an emphasis on applying the nursing process to multicultural clients with medical and/or surgical conditions. Topics include health promotion and illness, biopsychosocial concepts related to health care, clients with fluid, electrolyte, and acid-based imbalances, critical thinking, perioperative, immune system and oxygenation.

Prerequisite: NUR 178, NUR 179, NUR 181

Co-requisite: NUR 183

4 Semester hour(s)

4 lec/week