NURS 112 - Practicum II: Alterations in Wellness

5 Credits

NURS 112 is the clinical complement of NURS 102 and is the second in a series of six sequential practicum courses. Practicum focus will include sub-acute and community based assignments. The nursing process is used as an organizing framework to review alterations in the functional health patterns in order to: 1) apply knowledge and scientific rationale to the care of adults in the various clinical settings; 2) organize and perform previously acquired and new skills; 3) apply basic concepts of communication in interactions with others; and 4) develop and maintain professional integrity as defined by the Nursing Program.

Pre-requisite(s) NURS 111 min 2.5
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NURS
FeesNT AH

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve 2nd Quarter RN students
Active Date 20200303T13:42:32

Grading System Credit/Non-Credit
Class Limit 25
Contact Hours: Lab 22 Clinical 88
Total Contact Hours 110
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
LAB PRACTICUM/SIMULATION:

Medication Administration
Wound care & wound assessment
Nasogastric Tube Insertion
Alterations in Aging Simulations

CLINICAL PRACTICUM:

Demonstrate Clinical Skills in Sub-Acute Health Centers
Perioperative (Observation)
Self-Help Group (Observation)

Student Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking: Utilize relevant client data sources in the clinical setting to identify nursing processes.

Communication: Discuss situations in which the use of therapeutic communication strategies are applied.

Diversity: Describe one’s own individual culture, values and beliefs in the context of working with healthy adults.

Nursing Process: Describe the components of a complete physical assessment.

Safe Practice: Demonstrate in a plan of care how policies, procedures, and equipment support client safety.

Professionalism: Demonstrate adherence to professional standards of appearance and behavior.