Adult Health Nursing
Adult Health Nursing course is designed to equip the students to review and apply their knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Behavioral sciences in caring adult patients with Medical or Surgical disorders using nursing process approach. It also intends to develop proficiency and competencies required for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, nursing management, supportive/palliative and rehabilitative care to adult patients with various Medical Surgical disorders.
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Objectives
- Explain the etiology, pathophysiology, manifestations, diagnostic studies, treatments and complications of medical and surgical disorders in adult patients.
- Perform complete health assessment to establish a data base for providing quality patient care and integrate the knowledge of diagnostic tests in the process of data collection.
- Identify diagnoses, list them according to priority and formulate nursing care plan.
- Perform nursing procedures skillfully and apply scientific principles while giving comprehensive nursing care to patients.
- Integrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, nutrition and pharmacology in caring for patients experiencing various medical and surgical disorders.
- Identify common diagnostic measures related to the health problems with emphasis on nursing assessment and responsibilities.
- Demonstrate skill in assisting/performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Demonstrate competencies/skills to patients undergoing treatment for medical surgical disorders.
- Identify the drugs used in treating patients with selected medical surgical conditions.
- Plan and provide relevant individual and group education on significant medical surgical topics.
- Maintain safe environment for patients and the health care personnel in the hospital.
- Integrate evidence-based information while giving nursing care to patients.
