Fund. of Practical Nursing ((8 Credits))

Catalog description

This course focuses on the development of the role of the Practical Nurse in relation to other professionals within the current health care delivery system. Legal and ethical obligations of the profession are introduced. This course also introduces the student to focus on the nursing concepts of human relationship and caring, bridging the gap of theory and technical skills using the nursing process to guide through critical thinking application with emphasis on the adult population. The framework of Maslow’s hierarchy of basic human needs and Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development to apply to the principles of client hygiene, assessment, safety, comfort, mobility, infection control, elimination, and nutrition will be discussed. Emphasis is on safe care of the adult client whose ability to meet basic human needs has been compromised. Theoretical nursing concepts are applied and clinical skills reinforced in the laboratory, acute care, and long-term setting. Concepts that influence nursing practice, such as cultural diversity, spirituality, interpersonal communication skills, and client teaching/learning will be included. The student will begin to develop proficiency in the calculation of drug dosage in medication administration and the use of medical terminology.