Name of Institution

Course Number and Title

Credits

Ridgewater College

NURS 2020 Transition from Practice to Nursing Education

1

Ridgewater College

NURS 2010 Assessment in Professional Practice

1

Ridgewater College

NURS 2030 Transition from Practice to Nursing Practicum

1

Name of Program(s)

Program Type

Associates of Science, Nursing

 AS 

Expected Outcome

MnTC
Goal Area

Describe LPN and RN roles.

Describes the four stages that occur before successful role transition is achieved.

Define the nurse practice act and its purpose.

Compare and contrast LPN and RN roles with regard to scope of practice.  Be able to identify specific activities with the scope of practice for both the LPN and RN>

Explain survival skills for the traditional and nontraditional student.

Identify test taking strategies

Utilize documentation skills that accurately and concisely describe the clinical nursing assessments and actions by the nurse in any given clinical scenario.

Describe the importance of effective thinking skills to registered nursing practice.

Compare and contrast critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving, and decision making.

Apply the use of thinking skills in planning nursing care for clients in various health care settings.

Explain and demonstrate how the nursing process can be utilized as a framework for problem solving.

Describe and discuss the effective and ineffective communication techniques.

Demonstrate application of effective communication techniques to care for clients and families across the lifespan and across various health care settings.

Identify communication strategies that encourage a positive working relationship among nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals.

Describe the various IV solutions and discuss their clinical use.

Explain client safety issues regarding IV therapy and nursing care.

Demonstrate IV venipuncture, priming of IV tubing, calculations of IV drip rate, and maintenance of sterile technique during all IV therapy skills.

Demonstrate IV “push” medications and IV “piggyback” medication.  Demonstrate accurate technique as well as knowledge regarding any medications that the RN student is giving.

Discuss the purposes of peripheral IV’s and central line IV’s and the specific nursing responsibilities of each.

Demonstrate central line dressing change, IV medication pushes, flushes, and blood draws through a central venous access device.

Discuss RN role in blood transfusion.  List signs and symptoms of blood transfusion reaction and appropriate nursing interventions.

Demonstrate infusion of blood product, including all critical check points for blood products.

Describe TPN and the nursing responsibilities regarding TPN infusion.

Discuss various feeding tubes and nursing responsibilities.

Demonstrate nasogastric tube insertion, maintenance of intermittent suction, NG removal, and accurate documentation of NG placement.

Discuss purpose of NG placement and specific nursing responsibilities.

Demonstrate tracheostomy cares.

Discuss nursing care and assessment of a client with a chest tube.

Describe and discuss the change process and how to relate to role transition from LPN to RN and YOU.

Describe and discuss the various EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES essential for the RN.

Describe and discuss”Thinking skills for the RN”, looking at the whole picture and “critical thinking.”

Describe and discuss how you as an RN can effectively work with difficult people.

Summarize personal growth in transitioning from role of LPN to role of RN.

Describe and discuss how you applied theory in your clinical practice this semester.

Demonstrate teaching/learning process.

1.  LPN to RN Role Transition/Scope of Practice

a. orientation to MBNA’s, cluster and lab expectations

b. scope of practice

c. LPN to RN role transition process

d. RN role elements

e. differences between LPN & RN scope of practice

f. medication administration

2. Head-to-Toe assessments

a. template for assessment

b. review of assignment

3. Newborn assessment and cares

a. Review newborn assessment vital signs

b. Review newborn reflexes and Ballard scoring

c. Review of newborn cares including bathing, feeding (bottle and breast),

4.  IV therapy

a. Documentation and charting of IV therapy

5. Central line Care

a. Types of central line access devices

6.  Blood transfusion

a.   Blood products

b.  Blood typing

c.  Blood compatibility

d.  Policies and procedures

7.   Nasogastric intubation, Enteral feedings and TPN

a.  NG tube cares and flushing

b.  NG tube placement information

c.  TPN and enteral feedings through tubings

d.  TPN and central line feedings and composition

e.  TPN lab analysis and related nursing cares

8.  Tracheostomy cares and chest tube management

1. Tracheostomy care review
2. Chest tube management and pathophysiology review
3. Respiratory related nursing assessment and case scenarios

9.  Wound care and skin assessment

1. Braden scale
2. SBAR and Report
   1. SBAR format and hand off communication report guidelines
   2. Professional behaviors
   3. Phoning a physician
   4. Taking physician orders
   5. Oral report
   6. Hand off communication

1.  Medication Administration practice

2. Head-to-Toe Assessment

a.  Video tape their head-to-toe assessment assignment

3.  Demonstration of newborn baby bath and vital signs and medication administration

4.  IV therapy

a.  starting an IV

b.  hanging an IVPB and IV maintenance bags

c. demonstrating an IV push med

d. demonstrating a central line push med and flushing of central line

e. management of IV line complications

f. completion of medication cards

4.  Central line dressing change

5. Simulation of blood transfusion

6. Demonstrate placing an NG tube

7. Demonstration of trach care and dressing/ties changing

6.  Simulation of chest tube cares

7.  Practice skin/integument assessment