NRSG 6241 — Acute-Care Concepts in Nursing Practice
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Focuses on the analysis and application of core physiological, behavioral, environmental, and psychosocial concepts essential for advanced nursing care of acute and critically ill individuals. Topics include the utility and clinical implications of monitoring technology available in the acute-care setting, the acute-care environment and its impact on patient and family systems, and the concepts of stress, grief, and coping. Also addresses the advanced nursing management of the multiple trauma patient and the related physiologic and clinical concepts. Opportunity is provided for exploration and development of concepts unique to each student’s area of concentration within the acute-care specialization. Restricted to students in selected nursing programs or with permission of instructor.
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Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58% | 10.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17% | 20.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 42% | 14.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 64% · Th 36% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (64% of sections), R (36% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Stephen Wood (50% of students) · reviews
- Samuel Gilfeather (50% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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