NURS 2550 Semester 4 Clinical Practice
Course Information
| Course Number | NURS 2550 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Semester 4 Clinical Practice |
| Description | This course offers opportunities to care for patients across the lifespan in a variety of medical-surgical settings. The student will have opportunity to apply theory to practice in complex clinical situations. Critical thinking is supported by best practice and threaded throughout the course. The leadership role is explored in clinical and simulated laboratory experiences.The student nurse will be mentored by a practicing Registered Nurse in the patient care setting. The student will establish learning outcomes and identify areas of growth. Students will demonstrate professionalism and accountability for their actions. (Prerequisites: Successfully complete all Semester 3 Courses in order to advance to Semester 4 Courses) |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 128 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lab | 4 Credits, 128 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Successfully complete all Semester 3 Courses in order to advance to Semester 4 Courses
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage in the social responsibilities expected of a community member.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Analyze spiritual and cultural diversity in planning patient care across the lifespan.
- Relate evidence-based practice in the provision of safe, quality patient care.
- Demonstrate assessment for patients with complex conditions.
- Differentiate nursing interventions when prioritizing care for complex patients.
- Analyze one’s use of therapeutic communication in the patient care setting.
- Provide holistic care in non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic modalities.
- Perform safe nursing care of multiple patients across the lifespan.
- Show professionalism in a way that integrates accountability, organizational skills, ethics, and competent legal behaviors.
- Demonstrate collaboration with the interdisciplinary team using open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
- Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
- Investigate health education and disease prevention for patients, families and communities.
- Demonstrate supervision and delegation skills related to the registered nurse role.
- Demonstrate professionalism in behavior and performance.
- Differentiate the role and responsibilities of the registered nurse in leadership.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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