LEVEL I

VNSG 1500 – NURSING IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS I

Credit Hours: 5Lecture Hours: 5

Prerequisite:Acceptance into the Vocational Nursing Program

Corequisite: VNSG 1122, 1136, 1402, 2413, 1160, 1231, & 1216

WECM COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduction to general principles of growth and development, primary health care needs of the client across the life span including geriatrics, and therapeutic nursing interventions.

WECM COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will recognize the uniqueness of the gerontologic client related to physical, mental, and emotional changes associated with the aging process; describe the psychosocial, growth and development, and physiological needs of clients across the lifespan; identify common and overt and actual and potential primary health care needs of the client; identify the basic interventions to support the client and family during life stages including death and dying; identify pharmacological agents and related nursing interventions.

COURSE OUTLINE

  1. Health promotion and maintenance across the lifespan
  2. Principles of growth and development
  3. Health care needs across the lifespan
  4. Concept of Health
  5. Basic human needs
  6. Health promotion across the lifespan
  7. Effects of aging
  8. Health promotion in the elderly
  9. Health maintenance for basic health care needs
  10. Sleep/rest
  11. Comfort
  12. Oxygenation
  13. Safety
  14. Urinary elimination
  15. Bowel elimination
  16. Mobility
  17. Skin integrity
  18. Fluid and electrolyte balance
  19. Care of the perioperative patient
  20. Purposes and effects of surgery
  21. Preoperative responsibilities
  22. Intraoperative care
  23. Postoperative nursing responsibilities
  24. Specific nursing measures for discomforts and complications
  1. Health restoration for commonly occurring illnesses
  2. Assessment
  3. Diagnostic tests
  4. Commonly occurring illness
  5. Cardiac problems
  6. Hypertension
  7. Respiratory problems
  8. Chronic pulmonary obstructive disease
  9. Neurologic problems
  10. Cerebrovascular accident
  11. Endocrine problems
  12. Diabetes mellitus
  13. Musculoskeletal problems
  14. Fractured hip
  15. Oncologic problems
  16. Breast cancer
  17. Vaginal cancer
  18. Cervical cancer
  19. Ovarian cancer
  20. Prostate cancer
  21. Testicular cancer
  22. Hodgkin’s disease
  23. Nursing Management
  24. Cardiac problems
  25. Respiratory problems
  26. Neurological problems
  27. Endocrine problems
  28. Musculoskeletal problems
  29. Oncological problems
  30. Surgeries

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Information from this course will be tested along with information from other courses. The student is required to take all tests that contain questions from this material.

The student will be required to satisfactorily complete required bib papers.

See the Evaluation Policy in the handbook for grading and progression information.

See the Attendance Policy in the handbook for attendance requirements.

See Grade Information Policy in the handbook for grade information.

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