Academic Calendar 2023/2024 - Health Challenges II

NSGD 2117  Health Challenges II

Prerequisites:

ACAD 1601, and NSGD 2116 & NSGD 2147 with a minimum grade of 60%

Corequisites:

NSGD 2106

Antirequisites:

NSGD 2016, NURS 2016

Restrictions:

This course is restricted to students enrolled in the RPN to BScN Blended Learning Program.

Hours:

12 weeks of online instruction for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students develop and refine critical thinking strategies required to provide nursing care for acutely ill clients. Using caring theory and evidence-informed processes, students learn to develop a holistic approach to caring for clients with common health challenges. The common health challenges explored in this course relate to the cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, neurological, musculoskeletal, integumentary, and sensory systems.