NURS 235 - Principles of Pathophysiology (3)

Prerequisites: BIOL 101, BIOL 101L, BIOL 102, BIOL 102L, BIOL 225, BIOL 225L, CHEM 101, ENGL 101, ENGL 102, MATH 103, NUTR 122, PSYC 128, RELP 103, SOCI 125
Corequisite: NURS 215, NURS 225, NURS 230, ENGL 144
This course explores the principles of human physiology and the pathologic processes that alter patient/client lines of defense and resistance. The course will provide the student with an understanding of structural adaptations and functional responses of cells, tissues, organs, and systems. The student will develop the ability to relate clinical manifestations to pathophysiologic changes. This course includes three credit hours of theory (45 clock hours).