NAD 210 - Nursing IV

Credit(s): 8
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 5, 8.5

This course will focus on the care of the individual adult patients and families with selected complex, multisystem alterations in health and childrearing women, family and newborns. Students will continue to expand their theoretical knowledge, use of the nursing process, and nursing skills as well as critical thinking and decision-making ability to delegate and prioritize nursing care while functioning in a leadership role. Emphasis is placed on reproduction and prenatal period, normal and high-risk pregnancies during the intrapartum and postpartum periods, high risk conditions of infant and newborn assessment, family dynamics and the promotion of health behaviors in patients. Emphasis is placed on normal growth and development of children, family dynamics, common pediatric disorders and the promotion of healthy behaviors in patients. Emphasis will also be placed on the care of patients and families with multisystem alterations and complex health problems in respiratory, renal, and burns in the emergency care and intensive care settings, as well as, oncology, and musculoskeletal trauma. Concepts of patient centered care, quality improvement, informatics, evidence-based practice, safety, teamwork and collaboration, leadership and professionalism are integrated throughout the course. Learning experiences are provided in the classroom, audio-visual tutorials, skills lab, simulation and clinical settings. Students will provide care for individual adult patients and families with complex, multisystem alterations in health and childrearing families in acute care, outpatient, community and/or long term care and rehabilitation settings. Satisfactory (S) performance in clinical assignments and a minimum grade of C in theory are required in order to pass the course.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable. (1.2)

Offered: Spring
Prerequisite(s): Take NAD 200 and NAD 205 with a grade of “C” or better. All prerequisites must be passed with a C or better in order to progress in the program. Take NAD 220 with a minimum grade of C. All corequisites must be passed with a C or better in order to progress in the program.
General Education: Not Applicable