May 30, 2026  
2024-2025 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NURSPT 11 Medical Surgical Nursing I


Units: 2.5
Hours: 45 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Prerequisites: NURSPT 10 Foundations of Nursing  with a grade of “C” or better.
This course introduces beginning concepts of Medical-Surgical nursing through the Client Needs model. Course content includes perioperative nursing and basic principles meeting the needs of clients who are experiencing alterations in body systems. Health promotion and maintenance as well as psychosocial balance are presented. A lifespan focus on the geriatric client as well as meeting the needs of grieving and dying is offered. The student will use the Nursing Process as the vehicle for meeting client needs. (CSU)



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