Practical application in the clinical setting of nursing theory and skills taught in previous nursing courses and introduced in NUR 120 and NUR 136. Practicum focuses on nursing care to a variety of patients in the medical/surgical, perioperative, and maternal newborn setting.
Prerequisites
BIOL& 260 with a 2.0 G.P.A or above.
Quarters Offered
Winter
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Utilize established nursing protocols while providing care to patients with commonly occurring health conditions. (MOC)
- Develop a plan of care utilizing the patient’s medical diagnosis, medications, and laboratory results. (MOC)
- Demonstrate therapeutic communication with the adult patient in the health care setting. (C)
- Demonstrate beginning proficiency in nursing documentation, using electronic or paper systems. (C)
- Communicate effectively with clinical facility staff. (C)
- Apply principles of cultural awareness in the plan of care for patients with commonly occurring health conditions. (POC.1)
- Demonstrate behavior consistent with standards of performance appropriate to the Level I ADN Student Nurse Role. (P.1)
- Identify a patient learning need. (POC.2)
- Demonstrate beginning delegation skills to unlicensed personnel in a controlled setting. (MOC)
Institutional Outcomes
IO1 Communication: Communicate effectively to deliver relevant, accurate and complete information to patients, families, and the healthcare team.
IO2 Quantitative Reasoning: Students will be able to reason mathematically using methods appropriate to the profession.
Course Content Outline
- Care for patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of settings
- Focused care for patients experiencing perioperative nursing, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, alteration in respiratory function, maternal and newborn nursing, endocrine imbalance, musculoskeletal problems
- Ethical considerations
- Use of self-reflection tool for self-awareness and management of stress