PN-104 Practical Nursing 4

This course focuses on concepts and desired outcomes related to beginning management principles and continued care of patients with acute/chronic health problems of increasing severity. The student will expand the professional nursing role through increased proficiency in clinical judgment, teamwork and inter-professional collaboration, and interventions to provide safe patient-centered care.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

PN-101 PN-102 PN-103

Lecture Contact Hours

2

Lab Contact Hours

6

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Nursing

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Utilize knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology to apply proficient clinical judgment skills and provide evidence-based care to individuals experiencing acute/chronic health problems across the lifespan.
2. Perform psychomotor skills requiring increasing clinical judgment that follow professional nursing standards.
3. Prioritize safe, patient-centered care to individuals with acute/chronic health problems in a variety of healthcare settings.
4. Demonstrate professional nursing behaviors within established legal and ethical guidelines.
5. Collaborate proficiently with patients, families, and members of the interprofessional team to provide safe, patient-centered care.
6. Describe contemporary nursing issues affecting the delivery of safe, patient-centered, quality healthcare.
7. Develop a personal plan outlining a strategy that prepares the student for success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing.