Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ECRA-0377
Organization's ID:
N108C
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
12 weeks (12 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Vocational-Certificate 2 Surgical Nursing Clinical Experience
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach students to plan and implement nursing care to individuals who have needs related to fluid and electrolyte imbalances, oxygenation, and circulation, as well as self-care deficits related to mobility, neurosensory problems, and endocrine and immune function. Faculty-supervised learning in an affiliated hospital and/or clinical site will provide students the opportunity to develop cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills in the nursing care of the medical surgical client. Outside preparation activities include web-based ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute) nurse logic, PN learning systems and practice assessments, and completion of workbook exercises and learning guides.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the etiology, medical, pharmacological, and nursing management of clients with cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, reproductive, and endocrine related problems, including their needs during peri-operative period
  • Utilize Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a framework in ensuring coordinated care based on the individual client's needs
  • Administer medication safely to adult clients
  • Execute principles of safe medication administration on site or in a controlled setting
  • Perform nursing skills independently in providing safe, direct care to a minimum of two clients per shift in the acute or sub-acute health care facility with RN supervision
  • Formulate holistic and organized care plan for various medical-surgical disorders
  • Explain the pathophysiology of cardio-respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, and other related medical disorders
  • Apply principles of infection control and safety when implementing nursing interventions, especially in clients who are immune compromised
  • Recognize and practice legal, ethical, and professionally sound nursing actions

General Topics:

  • Dosage calculation and medication administration
  • Care of patients with respiratory disorders
  • Pre and post-operative care with radiation and chemotherapy
  • Administering feeding
  • Medications via GT/NGT
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • dosage calculation, ATI homework, nursing care plans

Minimum Passing Score:

75%
Supplemental Materials