In this course, the student focuses on the experience of illness and the impact of illness, both acute and chronic, on the hospitalized client. The primary focus is the individual client; however, the individual is considered within the context of the family. Each student has clinical rotations working with adults in a hospital setting who are experiencing an acute episode of illness or an exacerbation of a chronic illness. Students learn to apply the principles of primary health care to nursing practice in the acute care setting.
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Health Care Delivery, Chapter 1
Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, & the Nursing Process, Chapter 3
Diabetes, Chapter 41
Coronary Vascular Disorders & Heart Failure, Ch 29 (p729-759) & Chapter 31 (p805-810)
Cerebrovascular Disorders, Chapter 64
Neurological Dysfunction & Trauma, Chapter 63 & Chapter 65
Respiratory Disorders, Chapter 24 (504-522, 534-537) & Chapter 25
Hepatic & Biliary, Chapter 39 (1051-1060, 1075-1081, 1083-1095, & 1106-1123)
MSK Trauma, Chapter 72
Operative Care, Chapter 19 & Chapter 21
Obesity & Thyroid Disorders, Chapter 42 & Chapter 43 (1225-1236)
Acute Pain, Chapter 16
Health Care of the Older Adult, Chapter 14