Medical-Surgical Nursing II progresses the nursing student to implement care provided in an acute care hospital setting within the legal and ethical parameters of the nursing profession. This clinical nursing course will focus on chronic health problems and continues to advance nursing competency and critical thinking within the framework of the nursing process. Students will experience higher level of care needs for assigned patients, and will acquire advancing knowledge of invasive nursing skills and care. The student must successfully complete this course with a grade of C+ to progress to the next clinical course in the nursing curriculum. Internet assignments are required in the course. Liability insurance, lab fee, testing fee, and course fee. A required orientation will be held prior to the start of the semester. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all first year Nursing courses (NURS 1200, NURS 1300, NURS 1400, NURS 1600, NURS 1650, & NURS 1675). Prerequisites or Corequisites: BIOL 2010 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: NURS 2200, NURS 2275, and NURS 2300. Lab fee. Course fee.
Semester Offered
Fall