NURS 168 - Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing IV

    Recent Professors
    Maryna Tarasenko
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    42–46 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    NURS 166 and NURS 167 .
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of NURS 168
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course focuses on advanced concepts of nursing care as they relate to adult and older adult patients with complex and/or acute multisystem alterations in health. Emphasis is placed on implementing time management and organizational skills while managing the care of patients with multiple needs and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team. Complex clinical skills, priority setting, clinical judgment, tenets of legal and ethical practice, and leadership principles are emphasized. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe care to patients in a variety of settings.
    Usually Held
    Thu 8:00am–11:00am, Mon 12:30pm–3:30pm, Mon 8:00am–11:00am