NURS 338

Alterations in Normal Physiology and the Nursing Process

This course prepares the practicing RN to recognize normal and abnormal biological processes using a systematic approach towards understanding the human body. The student will understand how disruption in homeostasis can result in development of illness and disease. Mortality/morbidity trends within the urban population will be the basis for learning, including epidemiology, pathogenesis, signs and symptoms, complications, and approved treatments. Equal emphasis will be placed on the theoretical foundations of diseases/illness and the application of nursing care.

Units: 3.0