NUR 1730C

Nursing Practice II

(Also offered as NUR 102, NUR 1710, NUR 1730)

NUR 1730C Nursing Practice II (10.0) (A.S.) Pre-requisite NUR 1023C, and concurrent enrollment in NUR 1730L. Six hours of lecture, three hours of lab and nine hours of clinical experience are provided per week. This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the Individual, nursing and healthcare. Concepts related to the individual include: acid base balance, cognition, comfort, culture, diversity, elimination, family, fluid & electrolytes, grief & loss, health, wellness and illness, infection, mobility, oxygenation, perfusion, inflammation, tissue integrity, self, sensory/perception, spiritual, stress/coping, and thermoregulation. Concepts related to nursing include assessment, caring intervention, clinical decision, collaboration, communication, managing care, teaching and learning. Concepts related to healthcare include: accountability, advocacy, ethics, evidence-based practice, health care systems, health policy, informatics, legal issues, quality improvement, and safety.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.Apply the course performance standards as defined in the National League for Nursing Outcomes and Competencies of Graduates of Associate Degree Programs in Nursing.

2.CARING - Demonstrate caring and the promotion of health, healing and hope in response to the human condition.

3.DIVERSITY - Compare and contrast differences among “persons, ideas, values and ethnicities,” while affirming the uniqueness of each.

4.EXCELLENCE - Utilize resources to reflect a commitment to the concept of excellence in creating and implementing transformative strategies in health care.

5.INTEGRITY - Examine a culture of integrity, respect, dignity and moral wholeness, for individuals and groups without conditions or limitation.

6.ETHICS - Interpret personal, societal, and professional values, principles and codes shaping nursing practice.

7.HOLISM - Apply concepts of holism within the context of a wellness – illness continuum.

8.PATIENT CENTEREDNESS - Practice patient-centered care that supports optimal health outcomes.

Date of Original Submission:Est. 1974 or earlier

Date of Last Review:8/19/88, 3/29/93, 11/5/02, 8/25/06

Date of Last Revision:8/19/88, 3/29/93, 11/5/02, 10/25/05, 12/2/08, 11/18/13, 10/6/15