ADN 251 - Medical/Surgical Nursing II

Prerequisite: ADN 155 and ADN 156 (for generic ADN students); ADN 155L and ADN 156L both (for generic ADN students); ADN 075 (for LVN to ADN students)
Corequisite: ADN 252 and ADN 252L (students who have an active Psychiatric Technician license are exempt from the ADN 252 and ADN 252L corequisite); ADN 250 and ADN 251L
Transfers to: CSU

This course focuses on the aging process as it relates to normal aging and related changing biological, interpersonal, and intrapersonal needs. It also focuses on the application of the nursing process in caring for patients with disturbances in perception, coordination, and mobility. The pathophysiology of disease processes as well as medical and nursing interventions and rehabilitative approaches to restoring and maintaining optimum health are discussed. This course is designed for students in the Associate Degree Nursing program. The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) requires that ADN 251 students must be concurrently enrolled in ADN 251L, and pass both courses together: ADN 251 and ADN 251L cannot be taken individually for credit.