NUR-122 Professional Nursing II
The course will examine the nurse’s role as advocate, collaborator, and educator in the delivery of safe, quality, patient centered care. Emphasis is on clinical judgment through the analysis and integration of current evidence into nursing practice.
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Course Outline
Course Description
The course will examine the nurse’s role as advocate, collaborator, and educator in the delivery of safe, quality, patient centered care. Emphasis is on clinical judgment through the analysis and integration of current evidence into nursing practice.
Credit Hours
1Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring
Prerequisites
NUR-111, NUR-112 and NUR-113
Corequisites
BIO-172, PSY-200, NUR-121 and NUR-123
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain the role of the professional nurse as a member of the interprofessional healthcare team to provide safe patient centered care.
- Examine the role of the professional nurse in promoting a culture of safety, teamwork and collaboration, and the provision of safe, quality, patient-centered care.
- Utilize current evidence as a basis for clinical judgment.
Topic Outline
- 1. Patient-centered care
- a. Standards of care
- b. Nursing policies and procedures
- c. End-of-life care
- 2. Safety
- a. NPSGs and core measures
- b. Compassion fatigue
- c. Care coordination
- 3. Clinical judgment
- a. Management of care
- b. Clinical judgment model scenarios
- c. EBP: patient care guidelines
- d. Prioritization
- 4. Professionalism
- a. Change
- b. Shared governance
- c. Ethical practice
- d. Legal and risk management
- e. Office of the Professions: misconduct
- f. SPAN
- 5. Teamwork and collaboration
- a. Delegation
- b. Collaboration
- c. Magnet hospitals
- 6. Communication
- a. Incivility
- b. Conflict resolution
- c. Collaboration
- d. Mandated reporting