NUR 101B Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
This is the first course in the lab series where students begin to apply theory from the didactic portion of the curriculum to clinical practice. Students apply the fundamental principles of health and illness, infection prevention and control, pain, nutrition, elimination, sleep/rest, mobility, mental health, fluid and electrolytes, and evidenced-based practice to clinical practice. Students engage in legal-ethical principles in documentation, confidentiality, and communication. Students develop their abilities in select nursing skills and physical assessment in the lab, simulation, and clinical settings. Required: Admission to the Nursing program; CNA certification.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite:
BI 231 Human Anatomy & Physiology and
MTH 095 Intermediate Algebra, both with a grade of C or better.
Corequisite
Corequisite:
NUR 101A Fundamentals of Nursing
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Gather and elicit data to identify a patient's primary nursing problems and their causes; use evidence-based research to plan care. Apply pathological, physiological, and behavioral science concepts across the lifespan at beginning level. Identify the nursing student role in a health care setting and begin to establish effective communication with patients and colleagues. Engage in the nurse-patient relationship; identify need for culturally competent care; implement timely and appropriate nursing interventions to meet patient needs. Use appropriate techniques of physical assessment to complete a comprehensive physical assessment. Begin to use established protocols to reinforce basic health promotion ans self-care education to patients. Participate in reflective practice and functions as a dependent nursing student in the lab, simulation and clinical settings at beginning level.