The student will have the opportunity to review and discuss the required equipment, rationale for performing the skill, and expected and unexpected outcomes. Realistic clinical situations will be utilized for students to apply principles of critical thinking. Critiqued skill practice will be provided in a simulated setting. Client and family teaching, therapeutic communication, gerontological and home care considerations are integrated throughout the course. The focus of this course is on assisting the student in transition to the role of staff nurse.
Emphasis is on legal, ethical, and professional issues in nursing.
In the clinical setting, students will work with a staff nurse preceptor in order to meet the course objectives. This course reviews the mathematics used in medical calculation. It investigates the systems of measurements and methods of computing safe and accurate medical dosages.