Medical Surgical Nursing II continues to build on coursework from Foundations and Medical Surgical Nursing I by challenging students to apply the nursing process to provide patient centered care for the critically ill and mentally ill adult populations. Theoretical instruction focuses on complex medical-surgical nursing care of various body system disorders. Also included in the curriculum are mental health concepts in the adult populations. Concepts of patient-centered care, prevention of disease, nursing treatments, and pharmacologic interventions are included for each system. Professionalism, functioning as a team, therapeutic communication, cultural considerations, and critical thinking are threaded throughout the curriculum. Students are expected to demonstrate safe performance of all skills from previous courses as well as those presented in this course. Clinical experiences may include community, acute care, long-term care, mental health, and rehabilitation settings. Prerequisite: Minimum grades of “C” in MCB 2010C, NUR 2211C, NUR 2710L (NUR 2710L not required for LPN to RN Articulation Students).