NURS 104 - Nursing IV: Nursing Care of Patients with Complex Health Problems

8 Credits: (5 lecture, 9 lab)

Course Description
This course prepares the student to provide competent, holistic, and evidence-based nursing care for individuals with multiple and/or complicated medical-surgical disorders. Nursing management and interdisciplinary collaboration skills are stressed. Clinical experiences are in the medical-surgical and critical care hospital settings.

Prerequisite NURS 103, NURS 143, and BIOL 201.Corequisite NURS 144, NURS 105, COMM 201, and MATH 100.

 HESI Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN Exam, 5th ed., St. Louis: ELSEVIER, 2017.  

Frandsen, G., & Pennington, S. Abrams’ clinical drug therapy: Rationales for nursing practice.11thed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Course Point Plus, 2018. 

Hinkle, J., and Cheever, K. Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 14th ed., Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Course Point Plus, 2018. 

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  Nursing 2019 Drug Handbook.  Philadelphia:  Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott, 2018. 

Buchholz, Susan. Henke’s Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation & Administration. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott, 2016. 

Lynn, Pamela: Skills Checklist for Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills, 5th ed., Philadelphia:  Wolters Kluwer, 2019. 

Taylor, C., Lynn, p., & Barlett, J. (2019). Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.  

Electronic Resources for NURS 104: 

DocuCare by Lippincott 

CoursePoint+ by Lippincott 

V-Sim by Lippincott 

Evolve: HESI RN Case Studies and patient reviews with Practice Test by HESI 

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Evaluate accountability for own nursing actions with consideration to ethical and legal standards of the nursing profession. 

B.   Design a holistic plan of care with consideration of cultural differences for individuals with complex health problems. 

C.  Implement appropriate communication techniques used in nursing practice with individuals, families, and members of the healthcare team. 

D.  Use evidence-based findings in providing nursing care to individuals with complex health problems. 

E.  Integrate health promotion strategies into nursing practice. 

F.  Collaborate with other members of the health care team in providing safe, effective nursing care. 

G.  Ensure patient safety by adhering to nationally recognized quality and safety standards.  

H.  Exhibit attitudes and behaviors of a professional nurse. 

Content
A. Nursing care of individuals with acute, complex health problems 

B. Nursing care of individuals in the critical care nursing 

C. Nursing care of individuals in the emergent setting 

D. Nursing concepts of resuscitation 

E. Nursing role in disaster planning 

Student Evaluation
Course evaluation will be based on quizzes, examinations, written assignments, comprehensive final examination, return demonstration, and clinical evaluation. 

 

Bibliography
Algozzine, Gary, Deborah Lilly, and Robert Algozzine. Critical Care Intravenous Drug Handbook. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009. Print. 

Hickey, Joanne. The Clinical Practice of Neurologic and Neurosurgical Nursing. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2008. Print. 

Melander, Shelia. Case Studies in Critical Care Nursing: A Guide for Application and Review. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2004. Print. 

Morton, Patricia, and Dorrie Fontaine. Critical Care Nursing. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2009. Print. 

Nettina, Sandra. Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2009. Print. 

Schuster, Pamela McHugh. Concept Mapping: A Critical-Thinking Approach to Care Planning. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Davis, 2008. Print. 

Stillwell, Susan. Mosby’s Nursing PDQ for Critical Care: Practical, Detailed, Quick. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2011. Print.