I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Professional Nursing Practicum III

2. Course Prefix & Number:
NURS 2546

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lab Hours: 9

4. Course Description:

This course is the clinical lab component that focuses on integration of knowledge, skills, and theoretical principles with continued emphasis on the use of nursing judgment, evidenced-based practice, and informatics in the application of the nursing process while caring for individuals across the lifespan experiencing acute and chronic illness and families experiencing childbearing in order to provide safe, quality, patient-centered care and promote human flourishing. Additional course emphasis includes the application of leadership skills including prioritization, delegation, supervision, and the management components necessary to promote professional development and a spirit of inquiry in the transition to the graduate AD registered nursing role. Clinical sites may include acute care settings, clinics and/or various community service agencies. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Nursing - Associate in Science Degree

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Role model communication patterns and teamwork that serve to enhance interpersonal relationships with patients, families, peers, instructors, and members of the healthcare team.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication in the delegation and supervision of the healthcare team.
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals	Modify existing plan of care utilizing the RN role functions of planning and promoting a higher level of wellness and health promotion.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Apply physical, developmental, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual integrity for planning holistic, patient-centered nursing care utilizing the nursing process;
• Role model communication patterns and teamwork that serve to enhance interpersonal relationships with patients, families, peers, instructors, and members of the healthcare team;
• Modify existing plan of care utilizing the RN role functions of planning and promoting a higher level of wellness and health promotion;
• Demonstrate the ability to consistently provide a high-quality, safe, and effective caring environment to clients and families across the lifespan;
• Analyze the science of nursing for accurate performance of psychomotor skills such as medication administration and various other therapeutic nursing interventions or treatments;
• Demonstrate integration of theoretical concepts to promote physiological and psychosocial adaptation to acute and chronic illness, including disease prevention, health promotion, and health maintenance;
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication in the delegation and supervision of the healthcare team;
• Examine the use of information and technology to enhance patient safety through navigation and documentation in the patient's electronic medical record using correct documentation procedures and medical terminology;
• Role model professional attitude and practice within the ethical and legal framework  committed to excellence, diversity, and personal/professional development during the RN role transition; 
• Demonstrate advanced level critical thinking and spirit of inquiry while implementing the nursing process and providing a higher level of wellness and health promotion; and
• Analyze electronic resources to research evidence-based practices and protocols that support decision making. 

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Obstetrics/labor and delivery
2. Postpartum and newborn
3. Pediatrics
4. Nursing care plan
5. Management of care
6. Prioritizing
7. Evaluation and modification of nursing care plans
8. Health promotion, prevention, and maintenance of acute and chronic illness
9. Delegation and supervision
10. Psychosocial development
11. Leadership
12. Reflection of RN role and achievement of program student learning outcomes