PNSG 2230 Syllabus

Subject Code

PNSG

Course Number

2230

Course Title

Medical Surgical Nursing III

Prerequisites

PNSG 2030 with a grade of C or higher

Corequisites

PNSG 2330

Terms Offered

Offered Summer

Credit Hours

(4-0-4)

Course Description

This third course in a series of four focuses on client care, including using the nursing process, performing assessments, using critical thinking, engaging in client education, and displaying cultural competence across the life span. It gives attention to special populations. Topics include health management and maintenance; prevention of illness; care of the individual as a whole; mental health; pathological diseases, disorders, and deviations from the normal state of health; client care; treatment; pharmacology; nutrition; and standard precautions with regard to the neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal systems, and mental health.