NURS 215 - Nursing Care III (8)

This course continues to build on professional and patient concepts learned in previous nursing courses. Emphasis is placed on professional identity and the care of patients across the lifespan with concept-related exemplary health alterations that require collaborative intervention. Laboratory, simulation, and clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient care to patients in a variety of settings. Classroom: 5.5 credits; Lab: 0.5 credit; Clinical: 3 credits. Lab hours will be aggregated throughout the semester to equal 15 hours, and clinical hours will be aggregated throughout the semester to equal 135 hours.

Prerequisite(s): NURS 135 - Nursing Care II (8), NURS 145 - Nursing Pharmacology II (1), and admission to Nursing A.S.N.
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): NURS 225 - Nursing Pharmacology III (1), BIOL 220 - Microbiology (3), and BIOL 221 - Microbiology Lab (1).