Credit(s): 9
Contact Hours: 255
Effective Term Fall 2022 (610)

Requisites

(Prerequisite NUR 1110C with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite NUR 1111 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite NUR 1141 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite NUR 1112 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite NUR 1142 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite PHI 1600 with a minimum grade of C) or
(Permission of the Program Student Group = EWNC and
Prerequisite NUR 1110C with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite NUR 1111 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite NUR 1141 with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite NUR 1142 with a minimum grade of C)

Course Description

This course focuses on caring for patients with common and uncomplicated physical and mental health problems across the lifespan. Students will apply clinical judgment skills to provide patient-centered care in a variety of settings.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will incorporate patient preferences and values when providing care for diverse patients with common health conditions across the lifespan by:
    1. communicating effectively with patients and families to determine their preferences and values.
    2. providing examples of how they incorporated their patients’ preferences and values while providing care in the clinical setting.
    3. describing how incorporating patient preferences and values affect patient outcomes.
  2. The student will provide safe and effective nursing care for patients with common physical and mental health conditions across the lifespan by:
    1. performing a health assessment on a patient with a common physical or mental health condition.
    2. demonstrating common psychomotor skills performed on patients with common physical or mental health conditions.
    3. listing and explaining the purpose of the National Patient Safety Goals.
    4. creating and maintaining a safe environment for a patient with a common physical or mental health condition.
  3. The student will apply essential principles to communicate effectively with patients, families, and the healthcare team by:
    1. describing how they provided therapeutic communication skills when interacting with patients and families.
    2. demonstrating satisfactory communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
    3. using SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) communication when speaking with healthcare providers.
    4. using IPASS the Baton (introduction, patient, assessment, situation, safety, background, actions, timing, ownership, next) communication when giving nurse to nurse report.
    5. updating clinical instructor and patient nurse on patient status, as necessary.
  4. The student will utilize clinical judgment skills to care for patients across the lifespan experiencing common health conditions in a variety of health care settings by:
    1. identifying patient cues in patients experiencing common health conditions.
    2. analyzing patient cues in patients experiencing common health conditions.
    3. prioritizing hypotheses in patients experiencing common health conditions.
    4. generating solutions and implementing interventions in patients experiencing common health conditions.
    5. evaluating outcomes in patients experiencing common health conditions.
  5. The student will adhere to the legal standards and ethical principles of professional nursing while caring for patients across the lifespan by:
    1. explaining the key concepts of the Florida Nurse Practice Act.
    2. complying to the legal standards in the Florida Nurse Practice Act while providing patient care.
    3. describing the ethical principles of nursing related to caring for patients with common health conditions.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 80% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom/lab/clinical measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2022 (610)

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