Oct 06, 2024  
2024-2025 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Vincennes University Catalog

NURS 120 - Adult Health I - Psychosocial Nursing


8 hrs (Sem I)
This course provides an introduction of the health care needs of adults experiencing non-complex alterations in health within the context of select medical-surgical and mental health concepts.  It will also cover the theories, concepts, and sociological implications when applying the nursing process related to mental health, mental illness, and medical-surgical conditions. Clinical components provide the student the setting to apply clinical judgment through the nursing process while providing patient-centered care. 5 lecture, 9 clinical laboratory hours.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of B- or better in NURS 100 ; or a grade of C or better in NURP 100 NURP 110 , and NURP 220 ; and a grade of C or better in BIOL 111 /111L , ENGL 101 , MATH 102  or higher. Corequisite(s): NURS 110 , PSYC 201