NURS 6212 Advanced Diagnosis and Management in Adult-Geriatric Acute Care
This course is designed to build on GSN 602 and GSN 708. This course will also assist in preparing students for GSN 709. This course builds upon the foundations of CNS practice. The course will develop, expand, and evaluate competence related to the student’s ability to develop a differential diagnosis and implement a patient specific plan of care for the Adult/Gerontology patient population within the perioperative environment of care. This course challenges the student’s critical thinking and problem solving abilities, as they integrate knowledge from health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology to diagnose and manage acute health conditions of the Adult/Gerontology surgical patients incorporating both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. The students’ critical thinking and data synthesis ability will be further be challenged as they analyze assessment data in support of differential diagnosis and management plans for clinical problems amenable to CNS interventions for the Adult/Gerontology population using literature supporting evidence synthesis and clinical guidelines/care pathways. Students will incorporate the development of clinical questions using the PICOT format to guide in the delivery of care for the Adult/Gerontology patient population across the perioperative continuum of care. Within the context of the clinical activities, students will be exposed to patients in high acuity specialty areas including the Cardiovascular, Diabetes, and Oncology units/clinics. Student activities culminate in their ability to present a patient case study using evidence-based literature supporting the development of a plan of care that spans the entire perioperative continuum of care.