PN-101 Practical Nursing I

This course introduces foundational nursing concepts to provide safe, patient-centered care. The student will focus on providing safe patient-centered care, utilizing beginning clinical judgment to meet the basic needs of patients and families across the lifespan. The student's training will include principles of safe medication administration.

Credits

7

Corequisite

BIO-171 and ENG-101

Department

• Nursing

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: Hybrid

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PN 101: Practical Nursing I

Department

Nursing

Course Description

This course introduces foundational nursing concepts to provide safe, patient-centered care. The student will focus on providing safe patient-centered care, utilizing beginning clinical judgment to meet the basic needs of patients and families across the lifespan. The student's training will include principles of safe medication administration.

Credit Hours

7

Contact Hours

Lecture	5
Lab	6
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall

Corequisites

BIO-171 and ENG-101

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Utilize beginning clinical judgment skills to meet basic needs of patients across the lifespan.
2. Perform foundational psychomotor skills following professional nursing standards.
3. Provide basic, safe, patient-centered care to individuals, including effective communication, in long term care settings.
4. Demonstrate professional nursing behaviors within established legal and ethical guidelines, including identification of essential ethical principles related to nursing practice.
5. Describe the national and state scope of practice of the Licensed Practical Nurse.
6. Describe the nurse's professional role and responsibilities for safe medication administration, along with basic principles of pharmacology and math.

Topic Outline

1. 1. Health concepts
2.     a. Cognition
3.     b. Comfort
4.     c. Culture and spirituality
5.     d. Electrolyte balance
6.     e. Elimination
7.     f. Fluid balance
8.     g. Gas exchange
9.     h. Health promotion
10.     i. Immunity
11.     j. Mobility
12.     k. Nutrition
13.     l. Perfusion
14.     m. Sensory perception
15.     n. Stress and coping
16.     o. Tissue integrity
17. 2. Professional concepts
18.     a. Safety
19.     b. Clinical judgment
20.     c. Teamwork and collaboration
21.     d. Patient-centered care
22.     e. Professionalism
23.     f. Communication