Additional Course
Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
The following concepts are categorized as professional nursing concepts. The following concepts and their exemplars
are topics to be taught in RNSG 2539
Health Care Concepts- Biophysical
Perfusion /Fluid and electrolyte balance
Clotting
Gas Exchange /Acid Base Balance
Comfort
Immunity
Tissue Integrity
Nutrition/ Metabolism
Health Care Concepts- Psych sociocultural
Interpersonal Relationships
Cognition
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Utilize a systematic process to analyze selected health care concepts for diverse patients across the lifespan.
2. Describe nursing management for selected advance health care concepts.
3. Apply the learned concepts to other concepts or exemplars and a variety of health care situations
4. Describe the interrelatedness between health care concepts to assist in developing clinical judgment.
Methods of Assessment:
Quizzes
Interactive Activities
Laboratory assignments
Examinations
Final Examination
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
Lippincott Course Point for Nursing Concepts - Customized e-book package includes Texas Nursing
Concepts and Lippincott Nursing Advisor
DocuCare (electronic medical record software)
Suggested Course Maximum:
30
List any specific or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the
course.
Internet access, computer with Windows 7 or higher, LCD projector
Course Requirements/Grading System: Describe any course specific requirements such as research papers or
reading assignments and the generalized grading format for the course.