Skills for Nursing Practice

Catalog description

This skills-based laboratory course is for nursing students returning to the nursing program following a leave of absence of one semester or longer. Students review nursing skills through a process of self-reflection and deliberate practice. Principles and practices of safety, infection control, the nursing process, clinical calculation, and critical thinking are emphasized in the practice of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills. Students demonstrate competency in health assessment and fundamental nursing skills in a supervised laboratory setting.