Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ECRA-0382
Organization's ID:
N101T
Organization:
Eastwick College
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
12 weeks (8 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Vocational-Certificate 2 Practical Nursing
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to focus on nursing fundamentals, skills, and theoretical knowledge of the unique needs of the elderly as they interact with their environment. Using a systems approach and assessing needs based on Maslow's hierarchy, students learn to plan care for young adults and elderly clients with a variety of conditions. 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:

  • Identify common physical, cognitive, and psychosocial conditions related to aging
  • Apply principles of effective communication, cultural competency, documentation, and client teaching when interacting with client, families, and health care team
  • Discuss loss, grief and death, and principles related to end of life nursing care
  • Explain principles of infection control, standard, and transmission-based precautions
  • Identify safety factors in the health care delivery and in the client's environment
  • Discuss physiological and psychosocial theories of aging
  • Assess client needs using the hierarchy of needs model, within a holistic approach
  • Discuss planning and implementation of EBP nursing, incorporating elements of critical thinking and the nursing process
  • Safely perform basic nursing procedures in providing direct care to assigned clients
  • Solve basic dosage calculation and fluid intake/output problems
  • Administer enteral and parenteral medications observing all basic principles of safe medication administration

General Topics:

  • Medical and surgical asepsis
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Vital signs
  • Assessing health status
  • Pain management
  • Rest and sleep
  • Ergonomic principles
  • Assisting with hygiene
  • Pressure ulcers
  • Wounds
  • Client safety
  • Airway management
  • Pharmacology and safe drug administration
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Routes of administration
  • Intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injection
  • Nasogastric intubation and enteral feedings
  • Fluid, electrolyte, and acid balance
  • Urinary and bowel elimination
  • Healthy adaptation to aging
  • Physical and psychosocial care problems of elderly
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • homework assignments

Minimum Passing Score:

75%
Supplemental Materials