Medical Surgical Nursing1 -Lab DNRS 1204

Course description:

This course provides opportunities for students to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on providing care to individuals undergoing surgery, pre and postoperative care   and common alterations in respiratory, diseases of gastro-intestinal, biliary system, hepatic disorder and endocrine systems. Nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated

Course Aims:

The course aims to:

• Toenable the student to apply and provide a cost effective, legal, and ethical management 
  
• Able to provide nursing care forclients with selected health disorders and problems of different body systems
  

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, student will be able to:

• Describe the role of the nurse in health promotion
  
• Utilize the nursing process in giving the holistic nursing care
  
• giving preoperative nursing measures that decrease the risk for infection & other   postoperative complications
  
• can do patient preparation, teaching and follow up care appropriate for patients having diagnostic testing of the gastrointestinal tract
  
• Use the nursing process for care of patients with Endocrine disorders. 
  
• Describe the functions of hormones secreted by each of the endocrine glands
  
• Identify local resources available to the nurse when seeking information about infectious diseases.
  
• Use the nursing process for care of patients with infectious disease.
  
• Identify the nursing implications of the various procedures used for diagnostic assessment of respiratory function.
  
• Develop plan of care for the patient receiving blood or blood component therapy.
  
• Provide the patient with complete instruction on discharge for home consideration