NUR 317

This course is focused on the care for adult patients with acute or chronic illness and their    responses to actual or potential alterations in health. Application of nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving techniques are stressed. This course also provides students with the   needed skills based on a scientific background of knowledge required to care competently and safely for a wide variety of patients in numerous health care settings.  Emphasis is placed on nursing interventions directed toward promotion of system stability and maximum functional status.