Integrated Nursing Practice A (NURS 2106)

• Comprehensive Health Assessment of healthy adult and older adult with chronic illness
• Clinical Decision Making
• Basic Nursing Interventions ( Safety; Principles of asepsis; Universal precautions; Musculosketal Injury Prevention (MSIP); Chronic wound management (clean technique); Introduction to pain management).
• Safety specific to the care of the older adult; Infection control; Sterile technique; Chronic wound management; Pain management(non- pharmaceutical); End of life care; Oral and nasal suctioning; Oxygen therapy; Care of established ostomies; Specimen collection (sputum, urine and stool); Blood glucose monitoring; Quality practice environments; Individualizing nursing care plans
• Medication Administration; Medication routes: Oral, percutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular and intradermal;
• End-of-life care; Oral and nasal suctioning; oxygen therapy.
• Inserting a subcutaneous infusion device
• Narcotic administration; Decision making on medication administration (e.g. "as needed"); documentation of response to medication.
• Enteral feedings and medications via nasogastric, jejunostomy and gastrostomy tubes
• Care of Established ostomies; specimen collection (sputum, urine and stool); Blood glucose monitoring
• Quality practice environments; Individualizing nursing care plans
• Taking and transcribing physicians orders; Reporting and documentation in complex care settings.
• Leadership competencies

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.