NURS 205   Complex Concepts of Nursing II* (9 Hours)

Prerequisites : Admission to the Nursing Program and NURS 201 with a grade of "C" or higher .

This final course in the nursing program will enable students to manage care for a team of patients experiencing complex multisystem physiological and behavioral health alterations across the lifespan. Students will apply critical thinking, clinical judgment, and organizational skills with increasing independence. This course integrates the knowledge and skills acquired in the previous four nursing courses that facilitate student transition to professional nursing practice. Students will become increasingly confident and proficient in achieving the following program outcomes: collaboration, professionalism and ethical practices, leadership, accountability, teaching and learning, caring and sensitivity for diverse populations, and safety and health care quality practices. Course instruction will occur using a blended approach that focuses on active engagement of the student in all learning environments, which includes the classroom, the Health Resource Center, the Healthcare Simulation Center, and a variety of healthcare agencies, including acute care facilities and community sites in the Kansas City Metropolitan area.