KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION IN NURSING ADN

Catalog description

This course integrates nursing knowledge and skills. Students are advised on the steps to follow when preparing to take the nursing revalidation exam and the scientific rationale for identifying possible correct answers and distractors. This course is intended to be a guide to help students develop and refine analysis, assessment, and reflection techniques, as needed in different nurse / patient interactions. It enables students to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses, which help them pay special attention to their individual needs when preparing to take the bar exam. During the third week after the start of the course, a comprehensive exam will be administered in order to evaluate the knowledge acquired in the areas of Medicine and Surgery, Psychiatry, Maternity, Pediatrics, At the end of the semester, the Nursing “Mock” exam will be administered. This constitutes 20% of the final grade for the course, therefore, its approval must be satisfactory for the final pass of the course. The course requires three (3) hours of class per week.