2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

NSG 270 - Nursing Theory IV


Description: Applies concepts of nursing care for clients with critical alterations in health.  Emphasis is on high-risk and multi-system problems including concepts of acute medical-surgical and an introduction to critical care nursing.  Uses the nursing process to analyze and synthesize previously learned concepts.  Integrates the QSEN competencies to include patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics.

Prerequisites: NSG 240 , NSG 242 , NSG 250 , NSG 260  

Corequisite: NSG 272 , NSG 280  

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Principles of nursing care of the client experiencing critical alterations: burns
  2. Principles of nursing care of the client experiencing hemodynamic alterations: shock
  3. Principles of nursing care of the client experiencing alterations in cardiac function: acute myocardial infarction, acute decompensated heart failure
  4. Principles of nursing care of the client experiencing alterations in respiratory function: acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute respiratory failure, ventilator management
  5. Principles of nursing care of the client experiencing alterations in neurological function: traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, chronic neurological diseases
  6. Principles of nursing care of the client experiencing emergent situations: triage and emergency nursing

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Design a patient centered plan of care that is individualized to the client's values, preferences, and needs for clients with critical alterations (hemodynamic, cardiac, respiratory, neurological). (Patient-centered Care)(1-6)
  2. Appraise the role of all team members to work collaboratively and communicate effectively to ensure positive patient outcomes for clients with critical alterations. (Teamwork and Collaboration)(1-6)
  3. Use evidence-based theoretical knowledge to guide nursing interventions for clients with critical alterations (hemodynamic, cardiac, respiratory, neurological). (Evidence-based Practice)(1-6)
  4. Prepare a root cause analysis to evaluate the influence of human factors in identifying sepsis and its related complications for clients with hemodynamic alterations. (Quality Improvement)(2)
  5. Apply principles of triage to minimize risk of harm to patients through use of standardized practices. (Safety)(1-6)
  6. Identify relevant assessment data and recognize trends for clients with critical alterations (hemodynamic, cardiac, respiratory, neurological). (Informatics)(1-6)

Required Assessment:
 

  1. Assignments, exams, standardized exams.