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COURSE NUMBER
SEM CR HRS 10.00
PNC050
TITLE
LT HRS
7.00
Practical Nursing I
LAB HRS
9.00
SOE HRS
0.00
ECH
(Assigned by Administration)
COURSE PCS#
Prerequisites: Admission to the Practical Nursing program
Catalog Description (40 Word Limit):
Introduces the role of the PN as a provider of care and member of
the profession. Using a concept-based approach, the nursing process, critical thinking, and technology will be
used to introduce evidence-based care to diverse populations. Basic skills, health, wellness, and illness
concepts will be introduced.
List the Major Course Segments (Units)
Contact Lt Hrs
Contact Lab Hrs
Unit 1: Introduction to professional nursing, the client, the holistic healthcare environment
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
Unit 5:
Unit 6:
Unit 7:
Unit 8:
Unit 9:
Safety in the Healthcare Environment
Novice thermoregulation, oxygenation, circulation, and pain
Physical assessment and Documentation
Safety: Medication Administration
The Nursing Process and communication across lifespan and cultures.
Growth and Development; Grief and Loss
Nutrition and Elimination
The Holistic Healthcare Client. Care of the Surgical Client; the Cancer Client.
EVALUATION:
Textbook:
Quizzes
Lab Work
X
X
Exams
Projects
X
Oral Pres.
Comp Final
Title: Foundations of nursing
Author: Cooper and Gosnell
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
7th edition
Copyright Date:
2015
Title: Introduction to med-surg nursing
Author: Linton
X
7
14
14
14
14
7
7
14
14
Papers
Other
15
20
15
15
20
10
10
20
10
X
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
6th edition
Copyright Date:
2013
Title: Concepts for nursing practice
Author: Giddens
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
1th edition
Copyright Date:
2013
Title: Basic pharmacology for nurses
Author: Clayton & Willihnganz
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
16th edition
Copyright Date:
2014
Title: Mosby drug guide for nurses
Author: Skidmore-Roth
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
11th edition
Copyright Date:
2015
Title: Mosby manual of diagnostics & lab testing
Author: Pagana & Pagana
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
5th edition
Copyright Date:
2013
Title: Nursing interventions & clinical skills
Author: Perry, Potter, & Elkin
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
5th edition
Copyright Date:
2012
Title: Mosby nursing video skills
Author: Mosby
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook:
Volume/Edition:
N/A online support product
Copyright Date:
2013
Title: Simulation learning system—LPN
Author: Elsevier
Publisher: Elsevier
Volume/Edition:
N/A online support product
Copyright Date:
2013
Major Course Segment
Hours
Learning Outcomes
Student will be able to:
Unit 1: Introduction to
Professional nursing, the
Client, and the Holistic
Healthcare Environment
7/15
Unit 1:
List legal and ethical guidelines for nursing practice.
Describe the professional, collaborative role of the
Practical Nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary
team in providing holistic care.
Identify nursing theory and research as a foundation for
providing evidence based care.
Identify the steps of the nursing process.
Unit 2: Safety in the Healthcare
Environment
14/20
Unit 2:
Identify novice infection control practices.
Demonstrate skills of aseptic technique.
Summarize disaster planning and bioterrorism
intervention.
Unit 3: Novice
Thermoregulation,
Oxygenation, Circulation, and
Comfort
14/15
Unit 3:
Demonstrate appropriate technique for the
measurement of vital signs.
Relate abnormal vital sign results to physiologic
processes.
Identify equipment used to promote oxygenation.
List pain assessment and management strategies.
Unit 4: Physical Assessment
and Documentation
14/15
Unit 4:
Demonstrate novice head to toe assessment skills.
Identify phases of the patient interview.
Demonstrate appropriate documentation.
List elements to include in patient report.
Unit 5: Safety: Medication
Administration
14/20
Unit 6: The Nursing Process
and Communication across
Lifespan and Cultures
7/10
Unit 5:
Calculate accurate medication dosages.
List the 5 rights of medication administration.
Demonstrate the accurate administration of medications
by various routes.
Identify aspects of the critical decision making process.
Unit 6:
List the steps of the nursing process.
Illustrate the nursing process by developing a care map.
Describe various communication techniques.
Examine cultural implications in providing nursing care.
Unit 7: Growth and
Development; Grief and Loss
7/10
Unit 8: Novice Nutrition and
Elimination
14/20
Unit 9: The Holistic Healthcare
Client. Care of the Surgical
Client; the Cancer Client.
14/10
Unit 7:
Identify appropriate methods for the delivery of nursing
care to clients in various stages of growth and
development.
Define hospice care.
Summarize physiological changes and nursing
interventions associated with death and dying.
Unit 8:
Describe various therapeutic diets and their implications.
Discuss the basic function of each electrolyte.
Demonstrate accurate calculation in intake and output.
Demonstrate enema administration and urinary catheter
insertion.
Unit 9:
List the variety of healthcare environments in which
nurses provide care.
Identify nursing responsibilities in the care of the
oncology patient.
Identify nursing responsibilities in the care of the surgical
patient.
Compare and contrast alternative and complementary
therapies.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define and demonstrate professional communication and behaviors in the classroom, campus lab, and
clinical settings.
2. Discuss the practical use of the nursing process in planning care.
3. Define the content inherent in the ANA’s Code of Nursing Ethics.
4. Describe the PN use of clinical judgment in providing safe, evidence-based, holistic patient-centered
nursing care.
5. Perform selected nursing skills safely and accurately.
6. Recognize the importance of informatics and technology in nursing practice.