Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits2.5PrerequisiteADN 12A and ADN 12AL Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course continues to explore the professional role of the nurse and patient demands for increased care necessitated by health deviations in the hospitalized adult. The content emphasizes the nursing process using Orem's Self-Care Theory, specifically the requisites of sufficient intake of water and food, elimination, and excretion. Focus is placed on collaborative management of care, communication, safety, and critical thinking in assuming the expanding role of the registered nurse. Additionally, the effects of specific pathological health deviations and medical treatment modalities for the medical patient are studied with attention to teaching and learning. Students must be enrolled in this course before attempting to enroll in ADN 12BL . Students will be required to attend 1 hour of the supplemental learning activity in a designated Success Center. 