Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 1 - Practical Nurses › Chapter 9 - Program Projection › Subchapter E - Curriculum Requirements › Section XLVII-933 - Curriculum

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The curriculum
					 shall include instruction in the following basic arts and sciences.
1. Body Structure and Function- providing an
					 understanding of the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and
					 deviations from the normal.
2.
					 Introduction to Microbiology- providing a basic understanding of microbes
					 including their role in health and illness, modes of transmission,
					 reproduction, and methods of control or destruction, with an instructional
					 focus on concepts essential for the safe performance of nursing procedures and
					 for the prevention of illness and/or the transfer of disease to
					 others.
3. Introduction to
					 Practical Nursing- providing instruction and guidance in the identification and
					 personal development of those qualities and personal characteristics needed to
					 practice practical nursing safely, effectively, and with compassion, including
					 increased and ongoing development of self awareness, sound judgment, prudence,
					 ethical thinking and behaviors, problem solving and critical thinking
					 abilities. This course also provides instruction in the history, trends and the
					 evolution of practical nursing, information related to practical nursing
					 organizations, and an introduction to the laws and rules governing practical
					 nursing practice in Louisiana (the Revised Statutes, Title 37, Chapter 11,
					 Subpart II, Practical Nurses and LAC 46:XLVII, Nurses, Subpart 1, Practical
					 Nurses).
4. Personal, Family and
					 Community Health- providing concepts of personal and family growth and
					 development and an understanding of the unique manner in which people build and
					 define relationships, families, and communities. Instruction is designed to
					 assist the student to identify and respect the unique abilities and qualities
					 of people as they participate and function in society. The student is made
					 aware of the rights of clients to make their own health care decisions and the
					 student learns how to support client decisions through the utilization of
					 local, state and national health resources. Students are guided in coursework
					 designed to increase awareness of and respect for variations in cultural,
					 religious, spiritual, educational, and socio-economic histories and
					 experiences. The student begins to understand how these variations impact
					 health, illness and client participation in the health care delivery
					 system.
5. Nutrition and Diet
					 Therapy- describing concepts of proper nutrition for all age groups and
					 addressing diet modifications for therapeutic purposes.
6. Pharmacology- presenting concepts relating
					 to drug classification, action, dosage, dosage calculation, intended effects,
					 side effects and adverse effects, as well as concepts relating to teaching
					 clients, family, and others about the effects of medications. Instruction
					 provides an opportunity for the development of competence in skills needed in
					 the preparation, administration, documentation, and safe storage of
					 medications.
7. Principles and
					 Practices of Nursing- presenting the application of concepts which will provide
					 basic principles of nursing care and correlated experiences to develop
					 competency in medical-surgical nursing, geriatric nursing, obstetrical nursing,
					 pediatric nursing and mental health nursing. Clinical experience shall include,
					 but not be limited to, the performance of basic and advanced nursing skills,
					 general health and physical assessment, critical thinking and clinical problem
					 solving, medication administration, IV therapy, patient education, health
					 screening, health promotion, health restoration and maintenance, supervision
					 and management, safety and infection control, communication and documentation,
					 and working as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team.
8. Career Readiness- presenting information
					 relating to all aspects of gaining and maintaining a license to practice
					 practical nursing, the nurse's personal accountability to maintain and continue
					 to acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to practice safely, the
					 qualities employers seek and the non-nursing employment skills, abilities, and
					 personal characteristics needed to secure and maintain employment as a
					 practical nurse. The student also develops a deeper understanding of the laws
					 and rules governing practice, including R.S. 37, Chapter 11, Part II and LAC
					 46:XLVII, Subpart 1.