Nursing Distance (NSGD) - Complex Health Challenges I

NSGD 4136  Complex Health Challenges I

Prerequisites:

All 2000 and 3000 level NSGD courses in the RPN to BScN Blended Learning Program with a passing grade of 60% or SAT , BIOL 1011, BIOL 2116, MATH 1257

Antirequisites:

NURS 4036, NSGD 4036

Restrictions:

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

Hours:

12 weeks of online instruction per term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students develop and refine critical thinking strategies required to provide safe nursing care for acutely ill clients. Using caring theory and evidence-informed processes, students learn advanced concepts relevant to the care of individuals, families, and communities experiencing complex health challenges. The complex health challenges explored in this course relate to altered endocrine/metabolic function, hematologic disorders, altered immunity, cardiac disorders, peripheral vascular disorders, and respiratory alterations.