NURS 251 - Community and Acute Medical- Surgical Nursing Care I

    Recent Professors
    Michael J. Bird, Karen J. Canepa, David A. Jensen, Karen J. Lewis, Katharine A. Ratliff, Charles R. Lewis, Jessica M. Hernandez, Nooshin Lester and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    40 students
    Credits
    10
    Prerequisite
    Completion of NURS-155 with a minimum grade of C.
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    In this course the student will be required to integrate knowledge and skills obtained from previous courses, with a focus on clinical reasoning and clinical judgment. Healthcare populations may include any combination of chronic, acute, or medical surgical conditions, including multi-system, or trauma. Students will need to demonstrate that they are able to communicate effectively with the healthcare team, accurately assess and record their findings, and demonstrate the use of clinical reasoning to guide their decision making, in order to provide safe, ethical, equitable, evidence-based effective care for a wide variety of clients in a healthcare setting.
    Usually Held
    Mon Thu 8:00am–10:30am