Sep 22, 2026  
2026-27 Catalog 
    
2026-27 Catalog
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NRSG 216 - Clinical Practicum 4: Advanced Acute Care

4 Credits


In this course students will demonstrate and practice advanced concepts from theory in the acute care setting and build 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. 

Pre-requisite(s) NRSG 136 with a CR grade
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NRSG
FeesAllied Health Liability Insurance Liability Insurance Clinical Fee

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

Designed to Serve Fourth quarter AAS-Registered Nurse program students.
Active Date 20250520T14:14:59

Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Clinical 88
Total Contact Hours 88
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Concepts: Assessment, Safety, Professional Behaviors, Clinical Reasoning, Collaboration, Communication, Cultural Responsiveness, and Informatics

Exemplars: Assessing Abnormal

Student Learning Outcomes
Model professional behaviors among peers that reflect collaboration and teamwork in a clinical setting.

Identify patient cues and provide rationale for nursing clinical decision making for expected and unexpected patient outcomes.

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

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

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

Completes documentation in healthcare record that reflects quality and standards of care.



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