NUR 222 Professional Practice Issues
Introduces and discusses ethical, legal and professional responsibilities in relation to employment, employment relations, licensure, professional organizations and changing trends in health care. Includes employment search skills. Required: Admission to Nursing Program.
Offered
Offered Spring only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Management of Care: Recognize ethical dilemmas and take appropriate action. Safety and Infection Control: Acknowledge and document practice error. Health Promotion and Maintenance: Plan or participate in community health education. Psychosocial Integrity: Manage conflict among peers and other healthcare staff. Basic Care and Comfort: Identify principles of self-care for the healthcare worker. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: Identify and apply administrative rules to medication management to client care and other scenarios. Reduction of Risk Potential: Define and identify "practice drift" in the professional nurse. Physiological Adaptation: Define and identify issues related to "failure to intervene" and "failure to rescue". Professional Engagement: Develop a professional portfolio.