RNSG 2402 CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE III for THE ARTICULATING STUDENT
Course Description:
The course provides the articulating student the opportunity to synthesize the roles of the
professional nurse as provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of
health care team, and member of profession nurse; apply systematic problem solving processes
and critical thinking skills; focuses on the care of patients throughout the life span with
continued emphasis on leadership and management skills in the provision of care to small
groups of adult patients and their families in multiple settings and competency in knowledge,
judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework..
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Utilize clinical reasoning and the nursing process guided by evidence based practice as a
framework for nursing decisions in meeting the health care needs of small groups of patients
and their families throughout the lifespan.
2. Integrate the etiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, complications,
therapeutic interventions for small groups of patients and their families throughout the
lifespan.
3. Integrate the four roles of the professional nurse when providing patient-centered care for
small groups of patients and their families throughout the lifespan.
4. Modify teaching plans that assist small groups of patients and their families throughout the
lifespan to meet their needs for health maintenance, promotion, and /or restoration.
5. Integrate legal principles from governing and accrediting agencies and ethical guidelines
when planning patient-centered nursing care for small groups of patients and their families
throughout the lifespan.
6. Formulate goals and outcomes that promote quality and a risk free, safe environment for all
individuals.
7. Demonstrate competence and safety in the performance of selected nursing skills.
8. Analyze the role of a health care advocate when collaborating with members of the
interdisciplinary health team determining resources that facilitate continuity of care; health
promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
9. Integrate the principles of therapeutic communication that facilitate interactions with small
groups of patients and health care members.
10. Analyze use of technology when communicating and managing information to support
decision making to improve care for small groups of patients and their families throughout the
lifespan.
11. Analyze the guidelines and responsibilities associated with delegation of nursing care.
12. Analyze measures that promote the development and practice of professional nursing.
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COURSE CONTENT
Obstetric Modules:
Module – Conception and Prenatal Development
 Reproductive anatomy and physiology
 Fetal development
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual during Normal Pregnancy
 Antepartum Nursing Assessment
 Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
 Patient Teaching
 Substance abuse
 Teenage pregnancy
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual during Fetal Assessment
 Ultrasound
 Amniocentesis
 NST / OCT
 Biophysical profile
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual during Normal Labor and Delivery
 Process and Stages of Labor and Delivery
 Physiology of Labor
 Signs of Labor
 Nursing care for the laboring patient
 Pain management
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual during Intrapartum Fetal
Monitoring
 Normal and Abnormal patterns
 Nursing care
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual during Normal Postpartum
 Physiological changes of involution by body system
 Nursing care
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Normal Newborn
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Transition to extrauterine life
Admission to the Nursery
Nursing assessment of the Newborn
Nursing Care
Module– Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual with Complications of Pregnancy
 Bleeding Disorders
o Abortions
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o Ectopic pregnancy
o Hydatiform mole
o Placenta previa
o Abruptio placenta
o DIC
Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia / HELLP
Fetal Demise
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Infections
o Urinary Tract
o TORCHA
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual with Complications of Labor and
Delivery
 Uterine dystocia; Pelvic dystocia; Fetal dystocia
 Premature Rupture of Membranes
 Preterm Labor
 Precipitous delivery
 Prolapse of the Umbilical Cord
 Amniotic fluid embolism
 Uterine Rupture
 Chorioamnioitis
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual with Complications of
Postpartum
 Postpartum Hemorrhage
 Puerperal Infection
o Urinary Tract infection
o Mastitis
o Breast Abscess
 Puerperal mental health disorders
o Depression
o Schizophrenia
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the High Risk Neonate
 Characteristics of the Preterm and Postterm baby
 Respiratory Distress Syndrome
 Necrotizing Enterocolitis
 Opthalmia neonatorium
 Fetal alcohol syndrome
 Hyperbilirubinemia
 Infant of diabetic mother
 Drug addicted baby
 Hyperbilirubinemia
 TORCHA infections
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Module– Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual with Infertility
 Assessment of the Male and Female reproductive systems
 Diagnostic testing for the Male and Female
 Treatment modalities for infertility
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Individual seeking Contraception
 Natural Family Planning
 Chemical barriers
 Mechanical barriers
 Hormonal therapy
 Nursing Care
Pediatric Modules:
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Hospitalized Child
Module - Growth and Development/ Safety and Prevention
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Respiratory Disorder
 Otitis media / serous otitis media
 Tonsillitis / Adenoiditis
 Croup
 Epiglotitis
 Bronchiolitis
 Apnea
 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
 Asthma / Reactive airway disease (RAD)
 Cystic Fibrosis
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Cardiovascular Disorder
 Congestive Heart Failure
 Congenital Heart Disease
o Types
o Open heart surgery
 Acquired cardiac diseases
o Kawasaki disease
o Rheumatic fever
Module– Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
 Cleft lip and palate
 Esophageal atresia / tracheophageal fistula
 Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)
 Diarrhea/ gastroenteritis / metabolic acidosis/ dehydration
 Appendicitis
 Pyloric stenosis
 Intussusception
 Vovolus
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Hirschsprung Disease
Failure to Thrive
Celiac disease
Umbilical hernia
Imperforate anus
Omphalocele
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Genitourinary Disorder
 Vesicoureteral reflux
 Defects (define only)
o Hypospadias / epispadias
o Cryptorchidism
 Acute Glomerulonephritis
 Nephrotic syndrome
Module – Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Neurological Disorder
 Increased intracranial pressure
 Spina bifida/ Myelomeningocele
 Hydrocephalus
 Cerebral Palsy
 Seizure disorders / Epilepsy
 Meningitis
 Downs syndrome
Module– Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Hematologic disorder or
Cancer
 Sickle cell anemia
 Hemophilia
 Leukemia
o Cancer treatment modalities
 Wilms tumor
Module– Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
 Clubfoot
 Dysplasia of the hip
 Fractures
 Muscular dystrophy
 Scoliosis
Module– Providing Patient-Centered Care for the Child with an Integumentary Disorder
 Impetigo
 Candidiasis
 Tinea infections / ringworm
 Pediculosis / Lice
 Scabies
 Acne
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Medical-Surgical Modules:
Module 1 – Providing Patient-Centered Care of the Individual with Acute Respiratory Failure
 Hypercpanic respiratory failure
 Hypoxemic respiratory failure
 ARDS
Module 2 – Providing Patient-Centered Care of the Individual with Burns
 Classifications
 Burn types: thermal, chemical, electrical, smoke/inhalation
 Phases: emergent, acute, rehabilitation
Module 3 – Providing Patient-Centered Care of the Individual experiencing Cardiac Surgery
 Myocardial revascularization
 Ventricular Septal Defect
 Ventricular aneurysmectomy
 Complications
Module 4 – Providing Patient-Centered Care of the Individual with Renal Failure
 Acute
 Chronic
 Surgical interventions
 Peritoneal dialysis
 Hemodialysis
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