Adult Nursing I is designed to develop the students knowledge of etiology, symptoms, prescribed treatment, and use of the nursing process in selected disorders. Disorders to be included are: stress adaptation and pain, death and dying, fluid and electrolytes, and shock, as well as the diseases of the respiratory, renal, cardiac, and the gastrointestinal systems. Geriatric considerations are integrated throughout the course. Lab will have various applications of the skills necessary to perform nursing tasks in these medical surgical areas.