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Nov 24, 2024
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NUR 1201 - Critical Thinking Applications II 1 Credits
The focus of Critical Thinking Applications II is to practice application of clinical decision making skills in simulated medical-surgical patient care situations. Exemplars will be used to enhance nursing skills for patient care, within the nursing process format, and will be utilized to stimulate the student to think critically, problem solve, and make clinical decisions while applying the principles of patient centered care, quality and safety standards, and evidence based practice guidelines. The students will synthesize knowledge and skills from NUR 1001 Critical Thinking Applications I and NUR 1108 Nursing Process I are reinforced and related to new content and skills.
Prerequisite: NUR 1108 Nursing Process I , NUR 1001 Critical Thinking Applications I , BIOL 2234 Anatomy & Physiology II* , MATH 1123 College Algebra* , all passed with a grade of “C” or better
Corequisite: ENG 1113 English Composition I* , NUR 1208 Nursing Process II , NUR 1302 Current Concepts In Nursing ^
^LPN to RN only
Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making behaviors in the application of selected nursing skills and procedures. (PLO 3, 4, 8)
2. Recognize human responses in the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual dimensions when performing selected nursing procedures. (PLO 1, 2, 5, 6)
3. Apply principles of nursing pharmacology in the safe administration of medications. (PLO 3, 4)
4. Demonstrate caring behaviors in the performance of selected nursing procedures. (PLO 1, 5, 6)
5. Apply fundamental scientific principles in selected medical-surgical patient care situations including but not limited to: (PLO 3, 4, 8)
6. Demonstrate understanding, respect, and caring behaviors for clients with culturally diverse beliefs and practices. (PLO 1, 5, 6)
7. Demonstrate competency in the following nursing procedures: (PLO 3, 4, 8)
a. Intravenous (IV) therapy - inserting a peripheral IV.
b. Drawing blood specimen.
c. Administration of medication by Intravenous Push (IVP) and Intravenous Piggy Back (IVPB).
d. Conversion of IV line to a Saline lock (SL).
e. Insertion of Foley catheter.
f. Sterile dressings - surgical and/or central line.
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