This course expands the professional practice themes including nursing health assessment skills, self-regulation, knowledge application, psychomotor skills, evidence-informed practice, collaboration, organizational skills, patient safety, and relational practice. Students apply the nursing process as a foundational framework for clinical reasoning and decision-making in subacute/rehabilitation settings. Clinical practice including nursing labs, simulation and clinical placements provides experiences for integration of theory to practice. Theory from nursing science, other sciences and humanities informs practice.
- Concepts in Patient safety - Holistic assessment (VCC Framework for Healing & Health Promotion; Safe Care Nursing Framework™?) Safe medication administration process - - Oral medications: sublingual, rapid dissolving medications, narcotics - Parenteral medications: subcutaneous, intramuscular, subcutaneous injections & butterfly administration - Math concepts for medication administration Collaboration & communication with a focus on physician orders and processing Safe Wound Management process – skin integrity & chronic wounds - Rehabilitation/transitional care nursing – advocacy for the patient with disability - Nutrition through gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes - Urinary/bowel elimination via a stoma - Preparation for diagnostic procedures and treatments
How do I apply for this course?
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
* Fees are approximate and subject to change. Students are required to pay any applicable fee increases. Fees listed are for domestic students. For international programs, visit VCC International.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.
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