NURS 2190 Acute Care Clinical I

NURS 2190: Acute Care Clinical I

Description

Acute Care Clinical I allows students to demonstrate safe and effective application of the nursing process with emphasis on patient/family centered care, and the demonstration of therapeutic and professional communication. Students demonstrate clinical reasoning to synthesize newly acquired cognitive and technical skills with prior knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Prerequisite: Admission to Associate in Science Nursing Program, has completed necessary preclinical documentation as required by clinical sites, CastleBranch verification is complete.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Admission to Associate in Science Nursing Program, has completed necessary preclinical documentation as required by clinical sites, CastleBranch verification is complete.

Corequisite

None

Topics to be Covered

1. Nursing Process

2. Assessment

3. Nursing Interventions

4. Evaluation of goals

5. Therapeutic Communication

6. Patient Education

7. Collaboration

8. Prioritization

9. Nursing Skills

10. Charting via HER

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply the nursing process and develop a plan of care for diverse patients and families. (QSEN - Patient Centered Care; NLN - Nursing Judgment).

2. Analyze own level of communication skill in encounters with patients, families, and the health care team. (QSEN - Quality Improvement; QSEN - Teamwork and Collaboration).

3. Acknowledge own limitations to knowledge and clinical expertise to provide safe and effective care and to prevent errors. (QSEN - Safety, Quality Improvement).

4. Demonstrates effective use of technology in providing and documenting care. (QSEN - Informatics).

5. Identify learning needs of patients and develop teaching plans. (QSEN - Patient Centered Care; NLN - Human Flourishing).

6. Practice care within an ethical and legal framework. (NLN – Professional Identity).

7. Collaborates with the health care team to support safe and high-quality care. (QSEN - Teamwork and Collaboration).

8. Demonstrate application of nursing skills appropriate to individualized patient care. (QSEN - Safety).

9. Demonstrate integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and a professional identity of a nurse in the clinical setting. (NLN - Professional Identity).

Credit Details

Lecture: 0

Lab: 2

OJT: 0

MnTC Goal Area(s): None