NUR 439 - Nursing Management of Client Care

Credit Hours: 9 Lecture Hours: 5 Lab Hours: 2.0
This course focuses on effective utilization of clinical reasoning necessary for professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues and management concepts as well as development of the skills of delegation, conflict management, time management ,and leadership necessary to managing the care of multiple clients and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team. This course focuses on advanced nursing care of clients across the lifespan with complex multi-system health problems. Concepts of clinical judgment, priority setting, decision making, legal and ethical practice are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe care to clients and selected groups in a variety of settings. This course will prepare the student for ACLS/PALS certification. Emphasis is placed on preparation and remediation for successful completion of the NCLEX-RN examination.
Prerequisite(s) Successful completion of all previous nursing courses