NURS 211 - Practicum IV: Complex Care

5 Credits

In this course students will demonstrate and practice advanced concepts from theory in the acute care setting as well as simulated clinical environments, building upon skills related to assessment and patient safety. The student will have opportunities to develop professional behaviors and clinical reasoning skills, applying advanced techniques in communication and collaboration with the healthcare team. The course will also provide a continuation of lab skills and assessment related to complex care for patients across the lifespan. Students will be provided an opportunity to build upon prior knowledge and skills to advance their nursing practice.

Pre-requisite(s) NURS 113 Credit
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NURS
FeesAllied Health Liability Insurance Liability Insurance Clinical Fee Nursing Lab Fee Allied Health Simulation Fee

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day, Evening
Winter Day, Evening
Spring Day, Evening

Designed to Serve Fourth quarter RN students
Active Date 20240402T10:35:09

Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Clinical 110
Total Contact Hours 110
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Assessment
Safety
Professional Behaviors
Clinical Reasoning
Collaboration
Communication
Fluids & Electrolytes
Oxygenation
Perfusion
Infection
Safety

Student Learning Outcomes
Recognize patient cues and provide rationale for nursing clinical decision making for expected and unexpected patient outcomes.

Provide rationales for tasks/steps to be performed in completion of nursing skill.

Communicate priority information for documentation in healthcare records that reflects quality and standards of care.

Identify and respond to patient values, preferences and expressed needs of a patient experiencing acute alteration in health status.

Recognize and analyze cues to determine appropriate nursing interventions.

Perform nursing interventions to address needs of a client experiencing acute alteration in health status.

Execute safe patient care and mitigate risk of harm within scope of practice.

Identify strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others as established by policies and procedures in skills practice and demonstration.

Model professional behaviors among peers that reflect collaboration and teamwork.

Relate the use of electronic record documentation to quality improvement purposes.