ADN 551 - Adult Health Nursing

1. Apply the nursing process when caring for clients with complex health problems
   1. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with a metabolic/digestive disorder
   2. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with metabolic/digestive disorders
   3. Correlate client?s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology of metabolic/digestive disorders
   4. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with a metabolic/digestive disorder
   5. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   6. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with a sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   7. Correlate client’s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology of sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   8. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with a sensory/cognition/perceptual disorder
   9. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with a perfusion disorder
   10. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with perfusion disorders
   11. Correlate client?s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology perfusion disorders
   12. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with perfusion disorders
   13. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with an oxygenation disorder
   14. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with oxygenation disorders
   15. Correlate client’s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology of oxygenation disorders.
   16. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with oxygenation disorders
   17. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with a burn injury
   18. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with a burn injury
   19. Correlate client’s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology of burns
   20. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with a burn injury
   21. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with immunosuppressive disorders
   22. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with immunosuppressive disorders
   23. Correlate client’s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology of immunosuppressive disorders
   24. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with immunosuppressive disorders
   25. Examine concepts of health promotion/maintenance/illness prevention for a client with a client with a renal disorder
   26. Analyze pathophysiology for a client with a renal disorder
   27. Correlate client’s signs and symptoms to pathophysiology of renal disorders
   28. Assess the results of diagnostic tests for a client with renal disorders
   29. Assess clients comprehensively
   30. Formulate a nursing plan of care based on knowledge of the interrelationships among assessment findings, client’s medical condition, and prescribed treatments and medications
   31. Utilize comprehensive data to determine client problems
   32. Identify relationships between and among client needs
   33. Implement the nursing plan of care
   34. Evaluate effectiveness of nursing plan of care
   35. Revise nursing plan of care as necessary
   36. Incorporate client teaching into nursing plan of care
   37. Assess client’s prior knowledge
   38. Actively involve client/family in identifying learning needs
   39. Provide ongoing comprehensive teaching to clients
   40. Document thoroughly and accurately client’s condition and progress towards expected outcomes
2. Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of health care
   1. Describe collaborative care for a client with metabolic/digestive disorders
   2. Describe collaborative care for a client with sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   3. Describe collaborative care for a client with perfusion disorders
   4. Describe collaborative care for a client with oxygenation disorders
   5. Describe collaborative care for a client with a burn
   6. Describe collaborative care for a client with immunosuppressive disorders
   7. Describe collaborative care for a client with renal disorders
   8. Collaborate with other members of health care team in order to achieve desired client outcomes
3. Implement therapeutic interventions for clients with complex health care problems
   1. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with a metabolic/digestive disorder
   2. Implement appropriate nursing management for the client with metabolic/digestive disorders
   3. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   4. Implement appropriate nursing management for the client with sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   5. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with perfusion disorders
   6. Implement appropriate nursing management for the client with perfusion disorders
   7. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with oxygenation disorders
   8. Implement appropriate nursing management for the client with oxygenation disorders
   9. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with burns
   10. Implement appropriate nursing management for the client with burns
   11. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with immunosuppressive disorders
   12. Implement appropriate nursing management for the client with immunosuppressive disorders
   13. Summarize actions, side effects and nursing implications of pharmaceutical agents commonly administered to a client with renal disorders
   14. Implement appropriate nursing management for a client with renal disorders
   15. Administer medications safely and monitors client response to drug therapy
   16. Verbalize possible interactions and adverse effect when multiple drugs are given concurrently
   17. Accurately calculate IV infusions and medicated drips
   18. Demonstrate increasing proficiency with advanced nursing skills
4. Demonstrate clinical decision making skills for clients with complex health problems
   1. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with metabolic/digestive disorders
   2. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with sensory/cognition/perceptual disorders
   3. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with perfusion disorders
   4. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with oxygenation disorders
   5. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with burns
   6. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with immunosuppressive disorders
   7. Evaluate expected outcomes and discharge care for the client with renal disorders
   8. Apply nursing knowledge in clinical decision-making
   9. Incorporate knowledge of medical condition (complications/risks), diagnostic results, and pharmacologic agents into clinical decision-making
   10. Use critical thinking to analyze relationships in the clinical area
5. Demonstrate management skills in the delivery of care for individuals and groups
   1. Manage care for a group of clients including assessments, med administration, treatments and procedures, and documentation on the client’s medical record
   2. Competently supervise a team of peers
   3. Effectively prioritize nursing care for multiple clients
   4. Delegate appropriately
   5. Recognize clients and situations requiring immediate attention
   6. Assume more active role in ensuring prescribed plan of care is implemented by self and others
   7. Make certain that delegated cares and treatments are completed
   8. Ensure diagnostic, laboratory tests are completed and results appropriately acted on
   9. Monitor physician orders and implement as necessary
   10. Evaluate self and peers