NRN-12 — Acute/Chronic Medical-Surgical/Maternity Nursing

Prerequisite: NRN-14.

Description: Focus on concepts necessary for quality, safe, evidenced-based patient-centered nursing care for diverse patient populations which include childbearing families, chronically-ill children, and acute and chronically-ill adults. Incorporates application of professionalism, leadership, caring, collaboration/communication, critical thinking, and informatics for the nurse in a variety of acute and chronic healthcare settings. Includes acquisition of nursing skills required in medical/surgical and maternal-child settings. Application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes occurs in the nursing skills lab, simulation lab, and a variety of clinical settings. 81 hours lecture and 216 hours laboratory. (Letter grade only)