NUR 329 - Adult Health Bridge

This course builds upon the basic knowledge gained in a Licensed Practical Nursing Program and focuses on the nursing care of adults who have common health problems with predictable outcomes and chronic disease states with acute exacerbations. This course discusses nursing interventions including infection control, enteral therapies, and IV administration across the lifespan to promote healing and health and provides licensed LPN to BSN students the certification required by the North Dakota Board of Nursing to initiate and manage intravenous therapy. Standards of nursing and quality and safety concerns will be discussed utilizing the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) framework. The University of Mary competencies and Division of Nursing philosophy, as well as Benedictine Values, will be examined and applied to nursing. Practical skills will be instituted as per the topical outline.

3 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: N/A
Prerequisite(s): NUR 248, NUR 317, & NUR 319
Corequisite(s): NUR 339, NUR 349, & NUR 357
Repeatable for Credit: No
Core Course: No
Grade Type: LT
Typically Offered: Summer