NURS 113 - Practicum III: Acute Care

5 Credits

NURS 113 is a laboratory and clinical complement of NURS 103 and is the third in a series of six sequential practicum courses. The focus of the lab practicum is study and acquisition of alimentary and intravenous therapy skills and the rationale for implementation of these skills in the campus laboratory setting. Clinical focus will include hospital-based acute care. The nursing process is used as an organizing framework to review alterations in the functional health patterns in order to: 1) apply knowledge and rationale to the care of adults in the acute clinical settings; 2) organize and perform acquired interventional skills; 3) apply basic concepts of therapeutic communication in interactions with clients; and 4) develop and maintain professional integrity as defined by the Nursing Program.

Pre-requisite(s) NURS 112 Credit
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NURS
FeesAllied Health Liability Insurance Nursing Lab Fee Allied Health Simulation Fee Nurse Consortium Fee

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve 3rd Quarter RN students
Active Date 20240402T10:35:02

Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Lab 44 Clinical 66
Total Contact Hours 110
Invasive Procedure Used Yes

Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Assessment
Clinical Reasoning
Safety
Development
Cultural Responsiveness
Communication
Informatics
Professional Behaviors
Collaboration
Oxygenation
Fluids & Electrolytes
Mobility
Sensory
Tissue integrity

Student Learning Outcomes
Distinguish between patient priorities versus patient preferences and expressed needs.

Recognize how skills and rationales develop a foundation for clinical reasoning.

Demonstrate how to navigate the health record of a patient while participating in his/her care.

Communicate with team members and adapt communication style to meet needs of the team and situation.

Identify aspects of human diversity and its impact on patient outcomes.

Identify patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of a focused shift assessment.

Prepare a plan of care for a patient experiencing an alteration in health and document assessments and interventions performed in an electronic health record.

Examine human factors that lead to unsafe practices.

Describe personal strengths & limitations as they pertain to effective team functioning.

Compare roles and accountabilities in team member functioning, highlighting the characteristics and contributions of the professional nurse.