NURS 348L Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing Lab
This course, which builds on Med-Surg I, applies bio-psycho-social-cultural-developmental-spiritual concepts in developing, implementing and evaluating nursing interventions for the adult and elderly client experiencing altered health states. Concepts of comprehensive patient assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology are reinforced and mastered. Students will synthesize nursing knowledge to prioritize and predict individual’s needs, and evaluate outcomes of care for patients experiencing complex, multi-system problems. The effects of complex health problems on the individual and their families, the health team and health system are introduced and reinforced. Clinical and lab experiences focus on applying nursing knowledge to implement and evaluate nursing care with increasing independence.