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NURS 318 - Nursing Care of the Individual I: Practicum

(4 units)
Use of nursing process and nursing care of adult individuals.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing major; Departmental permission.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Internship/Practicum: 4
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate ethical, moral and legal nursing responsibilities for providing safe patient care.
2. use therapeutic communication skills during assessment, intervention, evaluation, and teaching.
3. develop and demonstrate psychomotor skills needed for fundamental nursing care of individuals in introductory patient care settings.
4. assist diverse individuals to assess and interpret information related to health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention.
5. assess and use data and information from a variety of professional evidence-based resources in providing nursing care.
6. utilize the nursing process to acquire data and information to develop, implement, and revise nursing actions and goals in collaboration with individuals in introductory patient care settings.
7. assess physical, cognitive, social and emotional function ability of the individual, with particular attention to changes due to aging to promote risk reduction and health promotion.
8. use information technology to document clear and accurate interventions and nursing outcomes.
9. identify and advocate for health care that is sensitive to the values and needs of diverse individuals.
10. demonstrate respect and accountability when communicating with members of the health care team.


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