I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Professional Nursing Concepts Through The Lifespan I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
NURS 2501

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 6

Lecture Hours: 6

Lab Hours: 0

Internship Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

The beginning course in a two-semester sequence which emphasizes use of the nursing process and nursing judgment to assess, plan, and implement nursing interventions to promote safe, quality care and human flourishing for individuals, families and groups experiencing alterations in physiological, psychosocial, sociocultural, spiritual and developmental integrity. Concepts related to surgical nursing, teaching/learning needs in the RN role in providing education to prevent, preserve, and restore health and human flourishing are integrated. Content includes caring for clients across the lifespan. This course focuses on the pathophysiology and RN role for the following concepts: Nursing Process, Teaching and Learning, Pharmacology, Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern: Fluid and Electrolytes, Elimination Pattern: Renal and Urinary Tract Function, Normal Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care, Activity-Exercise Pattern: Cardiovascular, Circulatory and Hematological Function, Activity-Exercise Pattern: Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function, and, Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern: Mental Health.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to AD Nursing Program.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Lake Superior College, NURS 2510 Advanced Nursing Concepts, 3 credits
Lake Superior College, NURS 2510 Pediatric Nursing, 2 credits
Lake Superior College, NURS 2530 Obstetrical Nursing, 2 credits
Mpls Community & Tech College, NURS 2000 Integration of Nursing, 3 credits
Mpls Community & Tech College, NURS 2010 Health Assessment, 3 credits

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Associates of Science, Nursing

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Apply concepts of Activity-Exercise Pattern: Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Apply concepts of Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern: Mental Health as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Apply concepts of Activity-Exercise Pattern: Cardiovascular, Circulatory and Hematologic Function as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Apply a beginning level of nursing process to accurately assess, plan, implement, and evaluate holistic, patient-centered care as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential nursing and collaborative health problems to clients and families across the lifespan. (QSEN Competencies: Patient Centered Care)
• Utilize beginning level critical thinking and nursing judgment to accurately plan client priorities and preferences, including use of available resources, referrals, and evidence-based practice standards. (QSEN Competencies: Evidence Based Practice)
• Summarize the teaching and learning process including how to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes promoting a change in behavior.
• Utilize beginning level management of care concepts as it relates to providing and directing nursing care that enhances the care delivery setting to protect clients and health care personnel. (QSEN Competencies: Safety)
• Apply safety and infection control concepts that protect clients and health care personnel from health and environmental hazards in multiple settings. (QSEN Competencies: Safety)
• Apply beginning level health promotion and maintenance concepts that incorporates the knowledge of expected growth and development principles, prevention and/or early detection of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health across the lifespan.
• Apply beginning level psychosocial integrity concepts that promote and support the emotional, mental and social well-being of the client experiencing stressful events, as well as clients with acute or chronic mental illness. (QSEN Competencies: Patient Centered Care)
• Apply concepts of nutrition taking into account multiple client factors such as personal preference, laboratory values, health problems, education level and ability to adhere to prescribed dietary plan.
• Apply pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies as they relate to the management of actual health problems across the lifespan.  (QSEN Competencies: Safety; Informatics)
• Apply risk reduction concepts to help reduce the likelihood that clients will develop complications or health problems related to existing conditions, treatments or procedures.
• Demonstrate a beginning level of knowledge of normal values and recognize deviations from normal values for multiple laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Apply beginning level concepts of physiological adaptation including the ability to manage and provide care for clients with acute, chronic or life threatening physical health conditions.
• Apply concepts of Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern: Fluid and Electrolytes as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
• Apply concepts of Elimination Pattern: Renal and Urinary Tract Function as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
• Apply concepts of Normal Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
• Apply concepts of Activity-Exercise Pattern: Cardiovascular, Circulatory and Hematologic Function as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
• Apply concepts of Activity-Exercise Pattern: Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
• Apply concepts of Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern: Mental Health as it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of actual or potential health problems to clients and families across the lifespan.
• Demonstrate responsibility, integrity, professionalism, and accountability within the nursing student role. (QSEN Competencies: Teamwork and Collaboration)
• Relate theory and research-based evidence to develop a foundational knowledge of the art and science of nursing, including concepts related to pathophysiological processes and caring behaviors in the care of patients and families. (QSEN Competencies: Patient Centered Care; Evidence Based Practice)

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Nursing Process
2. Surgical Nursing
3. Teaching and Learning
4. Pharmacology
5. Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern: Fluid and Electrolytes
6. Elimination Pattern: Renal and Urinary Tract Function
7. Normal Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care
8. Activity-Exercise Pattern: Cardiovascular, Circulatory and Hematological Function
9. Activity-Exercise Pattern: Gas Exchange and Respiratory Function