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NURS 1264: Nursing Clinical Practice 2
Effective date
September 2020
Department
Baccalaureate Nursing
School
Health Sciences
Description
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.
Credits
6.5
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
NURS 1160, NURS 1161, NURS 1162, NURS 1163, NURS 1164.
Corequisites
NURS 1260, NURS 1261, NURS 1262, NURS 1263.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Maintain professional responsibility and accountability of nursing practice, and professional conduct.
- Apply clinical judgment in nursing practice based on evidence from nursing science, other sciences and humanities.
- Collaborate relationally with the interdisciplinary team to provide healthcare services in the best interest of clients.
- Uphold and promotes the ethical standards of the nursing profession
- Demonstrate consistent application of knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, and professional/ethical conduct to promote patient safety at an individual and system level.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 75
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 120
Total Hours: 195
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 120
Total Hours: 195
Instructional Strategies
This course is delivered through lectures with group discussions/exercises/online modules, laboratory (practice & simulated experiences) and clinical experiences. These professional practice experiences provide the student opportunities to safely apply theory from all courses.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
An average of 72% for the laboratory components and clinical assignments is required to pass the course.
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Final Exam |
40 |
Final Exam |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
60 |
4-6 quizzes |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
S/U |
Drug Calculation Exam*Satisfactory = 100% (3 attempts given to achieve) |
|
Other |
S/U |
Clinical Self and Instructor Evaluation |
|
Assignments |
S/U |
Lab & Clinical assignments |
|
Clinical Examination |
S/U |
|
Course topics
- - 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
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.