University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

NRS 309 Clinical Reasoning Seminar: Acute Illness Management

In this seminar course, students synthesize didactic and clinical learning. Students explore the concepts of intracranial regulation, mobility, psychosis, tissue integrity, and reproduction in developing clinical reasoning skills for nursing practice. The application of evidence-based practice, quality improvement, informatics, and clinical decision making in acute care settings of nursing practice is examined.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of all previous required 200-level NRS courses

Corequisite

Corresponding Acute Illness Management courses
  • Up one level
  • 300