LPVN130 - PN-Medical/Surgical Nursing II

Semester Credit Hour(s): 5

This course builds upon the concepts covered in Med Surg I.  The use of the nursing process and clinical judgement to make problem-solving decisions about medical surgical healthcare needs will be presented.  A review and application of peri-operative care, principles of pain management, oncology care, health promotion, the wellness/illness continuum, nutrition and diet therapy will continue to be emphasized.  Care of clients who have common diseases and disorders affecting the following body systems:  neurologic, endocrine, urinary, and gastrointestinal will be included.  Use of information technology to provide basic care will be explored in clients with medical-surgical healthcare needs.  Principles of medical surgical nursing and medication administration with an interdisciplinary approach to providing care to adult clients requiring medical-surgical nursing care are practiced in the clinical area.

Prerequisite(s): LPVN101 and LPVN105

Corequisite(s): LPVN115 and LPVN120