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I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Clinical III
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1163
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 9
4. Course Description:
In this clinical laboratory, additional skills are performed, including IV therapy and professional responsibilities. Students will work full shifts in a clinical setting demonstrating correlation of theory and skills expected of new graduates. Clinical shifts will include day and evening hours.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PNUR 1163 - Clinical III
All Course(s) from the following...
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PNUR 1163 - Clinical III
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
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Name of Institution
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Course Number and Title
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Credits
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St. Cloud Technical College
|
Clinical Applications II PRSG 2440
|
5
|
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College
|
Practicum PNSG 1236
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
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Name of Program(s)
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Program Type
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Practical Nursing
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Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Use the nursing process to plan care for their clients |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Utilizes the buddy system to effectively care for patients |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
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Expected Outcome
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MnTC
Goal Area
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Demonstrate professional behaviors in the clinical setting by maintaining client confidentiality, following dress code as described in PN handbook, maintaining positive attitude, seeking out new learning experiences and accepting constructive criticism, reporting to clinical on time, and complying with allotted time for breaks
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|
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Demonstrate therapeutic communication techniques when communicating with patient, family, healthcare providers and nursing instructors
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|
|
Explain simple and complex procedures to clients and family members as they perform the task
|
|
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Perform nursing skills safely and correctly
|
|
|
Correctly use the nursing process to plan care for patients by correct use of the daily worksheets; correctly gather data, recognize and report any changes or abnormalities, determine patient needs and identify nursing interventions, and evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions
|
|
|
Demonstrate wise time management skills by completing work in timely manner
|
|
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Prioritize care for multiple patients
|
|
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Prepare and administer all routes of medications to patients according to previously learned checklist
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|
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Document in the client’s medical record, using correct charting procedures, abbreviations, and medical terminology
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V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Consistent use of KWIPES
a. Knock on door
b. Wash hands
c. Introduce self
d. Provide for privacy
e. Explain simple and complex procedures to clients
f. Provide for patient safety
- Interaction with patient: each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Use verbal and nonverbal therapeutic communication techniques
b. Establish a relationship based on the patient’s situation
c. Maintain professional boundaries in nurse-patient relationships
- Nursing observation and assessment of patients; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Given a nursing care plan, establish a sequence of the student’s own nursing actions
b. Given nursing care plans for a least three patient’s, set nursing care priorities for that group
- Delegated medical treatment; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Assist in the administration of intravenous sterile fluid
b. Implement treatment related to body organ systems
- Physical nursing care; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Provide for physical comfort
b. Prevent the spread of pathogens
c. Promote body system function
d. Promote restoration or maintenance of independence
e. Promote rest and sleep including hour of sleep “hs” cares
f. Provide for an optimum level of pain relief
- Report orally the information necessary to facilitate the continued nursing care of a patient
a. Record the information necessary to maintain a record of nursing actions, patient’s reactions to the care, and resulting patient outcomes
b. Maintain confidentiality of patient information
c. Reporting and recording; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
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I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Clinical III
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1163
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 9
4. Course Description:
In this clinical laboratory, additional skills are performed, including IV therapy and professional responsibilities. Students will work full shifts in a clinical setting demonstrating correlation of theory and skills expected of new graduates. Clinical shifts will include day and evening hours.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PNUR 1163 - Clinical III
All Course(s) from the following...
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PNUR 1163 - Clinical III
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
Clinical Applications II PRSG 2440
|
5
|
|
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
|
Practicum PNSG 1236
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Practical Nursing
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Utilizes the buddy system to effectively care for patients |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Demonstrate professional behaviors in the clinical setting by maintaining client confidentiality, following dress code as described in PN handbook, maintaining positive attitude, seeking out new learning experiences and accepting constructive criticism, reporting to clinical on time, and complying with allotted time for breaks
|
|
|
Demonstrate therapeutic communication techniques when communicating with patient, family, healthcare providers and nursing instructors
|
|
|
Explain simple and complex procedures to clients and family members as they perform the task
|
|
|
Perform nursing skills safely and correctly
|
|
|
Correctly use the nursing process to plan care for patients by correct use of the daily worksheets; correctly gather data, recognize and report any changes or abnormalities, determine patient needs and identify nursing interventions, and evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions
|
|
|
Demonstrate wise time management skills by completing work in timely manner
|
|
|
Prioritize care for multiple patients
|
|
|
Prepare and administer all routes of medications to patients according to previously learned checklist
|
|
|
Document in the client’s medical record, using correct charting procedures, abbreviations, and medical terminology
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Consistent use of KWIPES
a. Knock on door
b. Wash hands
c. Introduce self
d. Provide for privacy
e. Explain simple and complex procedures to clients
f. Provide for patient safety
- Interaction with patient: each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Use verbal and nonverbal therapeutic communication techniques
b. Establish a relationship based on the patient’s situation
c. Maintain professional boundaries in nurse-patient relationships
- Nursing observation and assessment of patients; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Given a nursing care plan, establish a sequence of the student’s own nursing actions
b. Given nursing care plans for a least three patient’s, set nursing care priorities for that group
- Delegated medical treatment; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Assist in the administration of intravenous sterile fluid
b. Implement treatment related to body organ systems
- Physical nursing care; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
a. Provide for physical comfort
b. Prevent the spread of pathogens
c. Promote body system function
d. Promote restoration or maintenance of independence
e. Promote rest and sleep including hour of sleep “hs” cares
f. Provide for an optimum level of pain relief
- Report orally the information necessary to facilitate the continued nursing care of a patient
a. Record the information necessary to maintain a record of nursing actions, patient’s reactions to the care, and resulting patient outcomes
b. Maintain confidentiality of patient information
c. Reporting and recording; each student must be evaluated for the ability to:
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