RPN to BScN - Health Challenges I
NSGD 2116 Health Challenges I
Prerequisites:
ACAD 1601,
NSGD 2147
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 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 to develop a holistic approach to caring for clients with common health challenges. The common health challenges explored in this course relate to pain, perioperative care, cancer, end of life, homeostasis involving acidbase/fluid and electrolyte balance, as well as the respiratory and digestive systems.