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NUR250 Clinical Nursing Practicum: Care of Patients Across the Lifespan

• Department Nursing
• Level Lower
• Format Online
• Credits 4

Description

In this clinical course, students focus on the application of contemporary competencies and practice guidelines for the delivery of safe, quality patient care. Laboratory experiences provide opportunities for further development of nursing judgment applicable to the clinical environment. Students provide direct care for patients across the lifespan who are experiencing non-critical medical-surgical conditions in the acute care setting. A satisfactory grade in the clinical experience is required to pass the course, regardless of the course numeric grade. The laboratory component is a practice experience using virtual simulation patients included in the required resource for the course. Other lab experiences include pre-post clinical briefings and synchronous lab(s). A satisfactory grade in the laboratory components of this course is required to pass the course, regardless of the course numeric grade.

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Prerequisites

All Nursing Phase I and Nursing Phase II requirements, ENG101 English Composition or ENG101A Advanced Composition, PSY235 Lifespan Developmental Psychology, SOC101 Introduction to Sociology, BIO115 Anatomy and Physiology I (NonLab), BIO116 Anatomy and Physiology II (NonLab), BIO212 Microbiology, MAT101 Mathematics for Everyday Life or MAT114 Intermediate Algebra.

Completion of required clinical documentation. Verification of Health Care Experience (VHCE) form must be submitted when no more than 6 credits in general education are still needed. The VHCE form expires three (3) months after the date with supervisor's signature. Students should consult with the academic advising team regarding the VHCE form. LPN license will be reviewed to ensure the license is still active and unencumbered.

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