Medical/Surgical Bridge Topics

The course focuses on content related to caring for patients who have healthcare deviations that require specific nursing system interventions. Content will include health concerns related to substance abuse and withdrawal, male reproductive issues, and death and dying. Students will use a developmental focus and a life-span approach to concepts of health promotion, developmental needs, and health deviations. The course is based on Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development, and the Nursing Process. Emphasis is placed upon meeting needs of patients whose therapeutic self-care demands exceed their capacity to engage in self-care activities.