Units: 7
Prerequisites: NURS 183 (ADN) or NURS 280 (LVN to RN).
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 12 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course continues the study of caring for adult patients with unmet medical needs. It examines the effect of complex and chronic health problems on the physiologic and psychosocial integrity of the adult and elderly patient. Students apply theoretical concepts, improve clinical judgment, and broaden clinical skills in acute, long-term, perioperative/ambulatory, and/or college nursing lab settings. Non-clinical activities may be presented in an online format. (Materials Fee: $549.00).