NURS 4421:Acute Patient Deterioration

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Junior or senior status with successful completion of NURS 3313 or Registered Nurse status.
This course is designed to enhance students’ abilities to recognize and respond appropriately to common acute patient deterioration situations in a medical-surgical setting. Through delivery of didactic material, video vignettes, case studies, concept mapping, pattern recognition exercises, online web site tutorials, clinical narratives, simulation scenarios, and fieldwork, students will have the opportunity to learn and demonstrate the necessary actions to effectively and efficiently manage a crisis situation.