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Chabot College
Nursing 60A, Page 5
Fall 2006
a. sensory/perceptual alteration;
b. altered thought processes;
c. anxiety;
d. altered body image;
e. sleep pattern disturbance;
f. alteration in nutrition;
g. impaired social interaction;
h. ineffective individual coping;
i. impaired gas exchange;
j. altered tissue perfusion;
k. ineffective airway clearance;
l. memory, impaired;
m. fluid volume deficit/overload;
n. risk for infection;
o. risk for injury;
p. risk of violence: self/others;
q. social isolation;
r. pain, acute or chronic;
s. self-care deficit;
3. use principles and methods of teaching involved in the care of the patient in acute and chronic
settings;
4. define legal-ethical concepts as they relate to clients in psychiatric settings;
5. successfully demonstrate the following skills:
a. peripheral-vascular assessments;
b. ostomy care;
c. sterile dressing change;
d. surgical asepsis: scrubbing, gowning, gloving;
e. insertion and care of nasalgastric tube;
f. administration of intravenous fluids and medications;
g. assessment and care of portable suction devices.
Course Content:
1. Perioperative care
a. pre-operative
b. operative
c. post-operative
2. Care of the client with conditions affecting the following systems
a. Peripheral vascular
b. Respiratory
c. Gastrointestinal
3. Care of the client with
a. Cancer
1) lung
2) breast
3) colon
4. Care of the client with acute vs. chronic pain
5. Care of the client with disturbance in body image
a. Wounds
b. “Ostomy”
c. Eating disorders
6. Care of the client with psychological conditions
a. Psychoses
b. Dementia and delirium
c. Problems managing anger, impulsivity, manipulation, aggression
d. Depression