NRSG341 - Medical Surgical Nursing

Course Description 

NRSG 341 (3 credits) focuses on care of the adult individual who is experiencing an acute illness. Students integrate the nursing process as preparation for care of individuals in acute care settings. The student functions in a variety of roles and partners with health team members to provide appropriate care to assigned clients. This theory course is taken concurrently with NRSG 341L. Prerequisites: NRSG 220, NRSG 225/225L, NRSG 232/232L.

Course Objectives

Students meet the University of Lynchburg Goals for Education by achieving the course objectives. The course objectives are derived from the Nursing Program Goals (PG) and the AACN BSN Essentials (Essential).

1. The student will integrate electronic health data, evidence-based practice, clinical judgment, and patient preferences in order to identify appropriate nursing diagnoses and determine priority nursing interventions for clients with selected medical/surgical system problems.

a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;Essentials III, IV, VIII, IX; ANA Standard-1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16; QSEN Patient- Centered Care, Evidence Based Practice, Informatics

2. The student will implement timely, research-based interventions for adult patients with acute medical or surgical disorders that support principles of safety and quality, incorporating knowledge of anatomy and physiology; pathophysiology; disease processes; nutrition; pharmacology; and gerontology.

a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 1,2; Essentials II, III, IX; ANA Standard- 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 17; QSEN- Safety, Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice

3. The student will demonstrate critical thinking and apply steps of the nursing process, which include synthesis of theoretical concepts and nursing knowledge and skill; physical and psychosocial nursing assessment of patients; analysis of nursing actions; planning of effective patient care; and implementation and evaluation of optimal patient outcomes.

a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 1, 2; Essentials II, III, V, IX; ANA Standard- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15; QSEN- Patient Centered Care, Quality Improvement, Safety 341 3

4. The student will demonstrate therapeutic communication skills and reinforce teaching, while exhibiting workplace skills that include caring, respect for cultural preferences and individual needs, patient confidentiality, teamwork competence, professionalism, and accountability.

a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 2, 3, 6, 8; Essentials VI, VII, VIII, IX; ANA Standard-5B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15 ; QSEN- Teamwork and Collaboration, Patient Centered Care

5. The student will demonstrate clinical decision-making that results in finding solutions, individualizing care, and assuring the delivery of competent and compassionate nursing care that facilitates advancing the patient and family towards positive outcomes and health.

a. PG and Essential Met, ANA Standard and QSEN met: PG 2, 3, 7, 8;Essentials I, II, VII, VIII, IX; ANA Standard- 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16; QSEN-Patient Centered Care, Safety