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NURS 82: Acute Fundamentals/Medical Surgical I

• 4 Units
• Hours: Four hours lecture.
• Materials Fee: $1.00
• General Education Status: Non-GE
• Degree Status: Degree Applicable
• Credit Status: Credit - Degree applicable
• Grading Method: Letter Grade

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: Nursing 81 and 81L (or 81N and 81NL); and Nursing 81P, all courses with a grade of C or better. Corequisite: Nursing 82 students must also enroll in Nursing 82L and 82P.

Course Description:

Physical and psycho social, universal, developmental, and health deviation self-care requisites are addressed by utilization of the nursing process and Orem's model of self-care. Therapeutic communication techniques and teaching/learning principles are applied in assisting the medical/surgical client to move toward self-care. The student will be introduced to principles of safe administration of medications by parenteral routes, fluid and electrolyte theory application, and preparation and administration of intravenous infusions. Clinical assignments will focus on the perioperative client as well as medical health deviations discussed in theory class.

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