Dec 26, 2024  
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 212 - Practicum V


Credits: 4
CLIN hours per week: 12
This course applies theory from NURS 202 . The focus is on the management of care of patients in acute care, mental health, and community healthcare environments. Each student completes a Focused Practicum experience with a nurse preceptor as a transition to practice as a registered nurse.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program; Grade C or better in NURS 201  and NURS 211 .
Corequisite(s): NURS 202 .
Course Outcomes:
  • Integrate research/nursing science, current standards of practice, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to formulate sound nursing judgments.
  • Plan and provide safe, holistic nursing care that is individualized to address patients’ diverse preferences, values and needs, and respects their capacity as a full partner with shared decision making.
  • Effectively use interpersonal communication and management/leadership principles when collaborating with health care team members to promote optimal health outcomes and minimize risk of harm.
  • Use technology to manage and communicate information, enhance patient safety, and support decision-making within professional, ethical, and legal standards.
  • Continuously improve the quality, value, and safety of patient care and health care systems by using data and improvement methods to implement and evaluate changes.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviors that are consistent with moral/ethical and legal principles, that adhere to regulatory guidelines and standard-based care, and which promote the profession of nursing.
Course Topics:
  1. Basic Code Management
  2. Integration of Lab Values
  3. Introduction to Dysrhythmia Interpretation II
  4. Pharmacologic Therapies in Acute Cardiac Disorders
  5. Electronic Health Record