NURS 2106: Integrated Nursing Practice A 

Description

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Course Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate understanding of the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) Standards of Practice Framework for LPNs: Scope of Practice Standards; Professional Standards; Practice Standards (Current Editions), and Entry to Practice Competencies for LPNs (CCPNR, 2013) and how these guide the practice of LPNs in complex care settings.
• Safely and competently perform comprehensive nursing assessment and interventions with older adults.
• Demonstrate safe disposal of sharps (e.g. needles, scalpels, intravenous starters).
• Demonstrate critical thinking, clinical judgment and knowledge of assessment to plan, implement and evaluate care of clients in simulated situations and with older adults.
• Practice in collaboration with older adult clients, the interprofessional healthcare team, peers and faculty.
• Provide a caring environment for older adult clients by connecting, sharing and exploring with them in a collaborative relationship.
• Identify potential sources of violence in complex, and home and community care.
• Provide culturally competent, person-centred care that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual and is sensitive to culture and diversity.
• Identify own values, biases, and assumptions as a self-reflective, responsible and accountable practitioner.
• Identify own learning needs to enhance competence.
• Compare and contract leadership and management roles and responsibilities in a variety of settings.
• Practice safe medication administration.

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

Hours

Instructional Strategies

Evaluation Plan

Course topics

• 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