NWCCD 2018-19 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
NWCCD 2018-19 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

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NURS 2400 - Professional Nursing Care in Complex Illness


This course introduces the learner to the patient and family with complex illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism.  This course is focused on the vulnerable patient, which could include multisystem acute and chronic diseases processes and physiological, mental and socioeconomic factors that put the patient at risk.  The patient and family-lived experience is emphasized.

Credits: 9

Instructional Method a combination of lecture, lab and clinical

Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the nursing program

Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of NURS 2400-Professional Nursing Care in Complex Illness, the student will:

  1. Participate in guiding safety and care management within the healthcare system.
  2. Model the role of the beginning nurse in the provision of safe, quality nursing care.
  3. Prioritize care of multiple patients with increasing independence using evidence and clinical judgment.
  4. Evaluate leadership effectiveness within a variety of healthcare settings.
  5. Coordinate healthcare delivery with the inter-professional team.
  6. Coordinate individualized care for diverse patients.
  7. Adapt communication techniques to strengthen relationships.
  8. Model advocacy in nursing practice.
  9. Exemplify the core values and principles of the nursing profession.
  10. Maintain the legal and ethical standards of professional nursing practice.
  11. Prioritize educational needs and evidence-based strategies to optimize outcomes.


Program Outcomes
Nursing Programs

PO#1 Provide safe nursing care within the healthcare system.

PO#2 Incorporate prior knowledge, current research, and clinical experience in decision-making.

PO#3 Demonstrate leadership skills as part of an inter-professional team to promote desired outcomes.

PO#4 Use effective communication and advocacy to provide individualized care.

PO#5 Practice within the core values, principles, and standards of the nursing profession.

PO#6 Utilize the nursing process and a broad knowledge base to maximize health.



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