NVN-71 — Advanced Vocational Nursing Foundations-Medical/Surgical

Prerequisite: NVN-62 and NVN-63.

Description: Advanced application of the nursing process to the care of multiple clients from various ethnic and social backgrounds, in the adult life cycle stages, with common health-illness problems/needs. Includes major focus on gerontological nursing, rehabilitation, and adaptation to chronic illness problems. Emphasis on the assisting role of the vocational nurse in caring for a client with an acute illness problem, including responsibilities and life saving measures in emergency and critical care situations. Uses knowledge of nursing principles, roles of the vocational nurse, basic human needs, and leadership/supervision techniques to determine and prioritize nursing actions. 72 hours lecture (including 8 hours of pharmacology) and 189 hours clinical/laboratory. (Letter grade only)