Course Title

adult health nursing 2

Course Number

7401204

Instructor Name

Dr. Jamal Qaddumi

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester 12
Summer Semester 11
First Semester 4

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

This course, a sequel to Adult Nursing I, introduces students to the specific and complex conditions that affect the functional health patterns of an adult patient. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of these conditions on an individual's functioning. The approach to the content is by way of presenting conditions related to meeting the basic needs of the patient and those arising from specific health problems. The nursing process provides a framework for selected independent, interdependent and dependent nursing interventions including health promotion and lifestyle changes.

            Students are guided to examine terminology, the Pathophysiology of Common Causes, Specific Diagnostic Procedures and Medical Management for each specific alteration in health status. The Nursing Process is the framework used to deal with each health problem whilst the principles of Holistic Approach are emphasized during the care of the nursing client. These Courses focus on  Gastrointestinal ,liver , renal , musculoskeletal & neurologic Systems. It will introduce the principles of Nursing Assessment, the standardized Nursing Diagnoses amenable to Nursing, Nursing Interventions and the Criteria for Evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on a Holistic Approach during the care of nursing clients. Finally, the Course focuses on the comprehensive Delivery of Care through the use of the Nursing Process for patient who have been hospitalized for Complex, Acute or Chronic Conditions.

1. 1 Use assessment parameters appropriate for determining the status of GI, liver , 

neurologic  renal & musculoskeletal Functions

1. 2 Describe the appropriate, teaching, and follow-up care for patients who are undergoing  

diagnostic testing of the GI ,liver , neurologic & renal dysfunction and  musculoskeletal dysfunction& orthopedic surgery.

b.  3 Use the nursing process as a framework for care of the patient  with GI ,liver , renal ,      

       musculoskeletal & neurologic dysfunction( ischemic stroke& a cerebral aneurysm.)

b.  4 Relate jaundice, portal hypertension, ascites, varices, nutritional deficiencies, and  

        hepatic coma to pathophysiologic alterations of the liver.

b.  5 Compare approaches to management of cholelithiasis.

b.  6 Compare the various types of cerebrovascular disorders

b.  7 Relate the principles of nursing management to the care of a patient in the acute stage    

          of an diseases (ischemic stroke.)

b. 8 Compare the nursing care of the patient undergoing total hip replacement with those of  

     the patient undergoing total knee replacement.

1. 1 Describe the structure and function of the organs of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, liver  

    neurologic ,renal& musculoskeletal Functions

1. 2 Explain  the etiology, clinical manifestations, and management of GI ,liver, neurologic,  

    renal & musculoskeletal dysfunction

1. 3  Describe the significance of physical assessment to the diagnosis of GI , liver ,

    neurologic & renal dysfunction

1. 4 Describe the medical, surgical, and nursing management of patients with GI, liver

    neurologic & renal dysfunction

Suzanne, C., Smeltzer,. Brenda, G., Bare. (2022). Textbook of Medical- Surgical Nursing.
Lippnncot Williams & Wilkins.15 th edition.