NRSG 128 - Lab Skills and Assessment 2

2 Credits

This course allows students to practice the application of various nursing skills. Students prepare to safely care for patients in a controlled and supported environment. Concepts include perfusion, tissue integrity, oxygenation, mobility, infection control, and fluid balance.

Pre-requisite(s) NRSG 118 with minimum GPA of 2.5.
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NRSG
FeesNA

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Second quarter AAS-Registered Nurse program students.
Active Date 20230320T10:56:07

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Lab 44
Total Contact Hours 44
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
ProfTech Related Instruction

Communications
Safety

Course Outline
Concepts

Oxygenation
Fluids & electrolytes
Mobility
Sensory
Tissue integrity
Care interventions & comfort

Skills

Nasogastric tube insertion
Nasogastric tube suction
Enteral tubes & feeds
Sterile field and gloving
Mobility
Fractures & traction

Student Learning Outcomes
Professionalism, Communication, & Collaboration

Demonstrate characteristics and contributions of a professional nurse

Clinical Judgment

Discuss how skills and rationales for nursing interventions develop a foundation for clinical reasoning.

Informatics & Quality Improvement

Identify essential information that must be available in a common database to support patient care

Safety

Demonstate appropriate strategies to reduce reliance on memory