Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR102   20062-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-25-2005

NUR102  2006 Spring – 2011 Summer II

LEC  4.0 Credit(s)  4.0 Period(s)  4.0 Load  Occ

Nursing Process Transition

Transitions paramedics to scope and practice of nursing. Focuses on nursing concepts and theories to meet basic human needs across the lifespan throughout the wellness/illness continuum. Theoretical concepts focus on clients of all ages with selected physiological, psychological, mental health, and childbearing problems. Emphasis on expanding the paramedic's skills and experience to transition to the role of the nurse utilizing nursing process and critical thinking in acute care and community settings.

Prerequisites: Arizona or National Paramedic Registry Certificate, and application and admission to Maricopa Community College District Nursing Program (MCCDNP) with advanced placement. Corequisites: NUR103.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

NUR102  2006 Spring – 2011 Summer II

Nursing Process Transition

 

1.

Apply nursing standards within regulatory, legal, and ethical parameters that safeguard the client's health and well-being. (I)

2.

Describe the phases of the nursing process. (II)

3.

Apply therapeutic communication skills to interactions with clients and families. (III)

4.

Use critical thinking skills to make nursing care decisions. (IV)

5.

Explain the concepts of holism as it applies to the care of clients with alterations of health. (V)

6.

Identify and describe lifespan developments and learning needs of clients throughout the lifespan when planning nursing care. (VI)

7.

Create teaching plans that address health promotion, disease/illness prevention, and health restoration. (VII)

8.

Describe complementary and alternative therapies that impact health promotion, disease/illness prevention and health restoration. (VIII)

9.

Apply concepts of wellness and illness to the care of clients throughout the lifespan for selected health alterations, using the nursing process and critical thinking. (IX)

10.

Integrate the core values of critical thinking, holism, caring, role development, and safe practice into nursing care. (X)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

NUR102  2006 Spring – 2011 Summer II

Nursing Process Transition

 

I. Nursing Standards of Practice

A. Regulatory

B. Legal

C. Ethical

D. Confidentiality

E. Safety

F. Role transition

II. Nursing Process & Nursing Care Plans

A. Assessment

B. Nursing diagnosis/client problems

C. Planning

D. Intervention

E. Evaluation

III. Strategies for Effective Communication Skills for Nursing Care

A. Nurse-client relationship

B. Therapeutic communication

C. Diversity

D. Multi-disciplinary healthcare team

E. Barriers

IV. Critical Thinking Skills for Nursing Care

A. Nursing standards

B. Resources

C. Decision-making

D. Prioritization

E. Strategies

F. Error management

V. Holism

A. Principles

B. Nursing process

C. Lifespan

D. Bio-psycho-socio-cultural and spiritual health perspectives

VI. Lifespan Development

A. Theories

B. Functional and dysfunctional

C. Family life cycle and tasks

D. Alterations

E. Aging

VII. Teaching/Discharge Planning

A. Learning needs

B. Components

C. Planning

VIII. Factors Affecting Health Promotion/Disease Prevention/Health Restoration

A. Care and comfort

B. Alternative and complementary therapies

C. Activities of daily living

D. Assistive devices

E. Risks and responsibilities

F. Resources and referrals

IX. Nursing Process and Critical thinking in the Care of Clients with Selected Health Alterations

A. Pathophysiology

B. Tests and diagnostics procedures

C. General concepts

D. Pain

E. Sleep/rest

F. Oxygen and ventilation

G. Cardiovascular/perfusion

H. Nutrition, ingestion, digestion, absorption and elimination

I. Urinary elimination

J. Sensory perception/neurological

K. Regulatory/endocrine

L. Musculo-skeletal/mobility

M. Integumentary

N. Reproductive health/childbearing

O. Psychological/mental health

P. Infectious disorders/inflammatory

Q. Cancer

X. Core Values

A. Critical thinking

B. Holism

C. Caring

D. Role development

E. Safe practice

 

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