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NURS 1007: Consolidated Practice 1
Effective date
September 2017
Department
Practical Nursing
School
Health Sciences
Description
This first practice experience provides the learner with an opportunity to integrate theory from Level One coursework into practice. Learners will gain experience in various settings with a focus on the healthy client. Learning the role of the Practical Nurse, personal care skills, organization of care, focused assessment, beginning medication administration and professional communication are emphasized in this course.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
NURS 1001, NURS 1002, NURS 1003, NURS 1004, NURS 1005, NURS 1006.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Practice within relevant legislation, British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) Standards of Practice Framework for LPNs: Scope of Practice Standards; Professional Standards; and Practice Standards (2014) as set out by the Health Professions Act of British Columbia and the BCCNP and facility specific policy and procedures.
- Demonstrate safe, competent, ethical care and transfer of skills.
- Practice with integrity and accountability in a patient care context.
- Begin to look critically at clinical decision making and knowledge of assessment to plan, implement, and evaluate care in predictable situations with faculty guidance.
- With faculty guidance, make practice decisions that are client specific and consider client acuity, complexity, variability, and available resources.
- Demonstrate a collaborative approach with other members of the interprofessional health care team to meet the collective needs of their clients.
- Provide a caring environment for clients by connecting, sharing and exploring with them in a collaborative relationship.
- Provide person-centered care that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual and is sensitive to culture and diversity.
- Describe the PN role in providing leadership, direction, assignment, and supervision of unregulated care providers.
- With faculty guidance, apply professional communication to advocate for clients in their care.
- Apply evidence-informed practice in the client nurse relationship at a beginning level.
- Identify own values, biases, and assumptions on interactions with clients and other members of the health care team at a beginning level.
- Explain the need for continuous learning to maintain and enhance competence.
- Demonstrate beginning competence in assessment of healthy adults.
- Apply knowledge of growth and development in assessment of healthy adults.
- Provide compassionate, culturally sensitive and aware relational and trauma-informed care for all cultures with consideration for First Nation, Inuit and Métis clients, their families and communities.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 90
Total Hours: 90
Total Hours: 90
Instructional Strategies
This is a hands-on direct patient care experience supervised by faculty. The Level 1 competencies are practiced and mastered.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Students achieve satisfactory in all components of the evaluation plan.
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
S or U |
Journal |
|
Assignments |
S or U |
Portfolio |
|
Assignments |
S or U |
Self-Evaluation |
|
Practicum |
S or U |
Instructor Evaluation |
Course topics
- Professional communication
- Nurse-client relationship
- Comprehensive assessments
- Interprofessional approach to care
- Ethical practice
- Wellness and health promotion
- Nursing care including personal care, basic wound care, topical and rectal medication administration, documentation
- Self-reflective approach to practice
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.