NUR 1108 - Nursing Process I

8 Credits

Nursing Process I provides an introduction to curricular concepts, role responsibilities, development of fundamental knowledge and nursing skills, as well as the history and evolution of the nursing profession. The nursing process is introduced as the method for clinical decision-making. Opportunities will be provided for the student to provide patient-centered care for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health in the clinical and laboratory settings while emphasizing principles of quality and safety, communication, and professionalism. The nutritional needs of the acute care patient will be integrated through the course to specific disease processes and physiological changes. Morning, afternoon, evening, and/or weekend hours may be scheduled for clinical experience. A medication calculation test will be given. Each student will be required to achieve 90% on the calculation test to pass the course.

Prerequisite: BIOL 2224 - Anatomy & Physiology I*, CHEM 1104 Chemistry For Non-Majors*, both passed with a grade of “C” or better

Pre or Corequisite: BIOL 2234 Anatomy & Physiology II*, MATH 1123 College Algebra*

Corequisite: NUR 1001 Critical Thinking Applications I. Withdrawal from NUR 1001 results in withdrawal from both classes.

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. With assistance, demonstrate caring behaviors with patient, families, and other members of the interprofessional health care team. (PLO 1)
2. With assistance implement fundamental principles of teaching/learning when providing care. (PLO 2)
3. With assistance, collaborates with patients in the performance of their own care as well as significant other as appropriate. (PLO 2)
4. With assistance, recognize critical thinking behaviors in nursing practice decisions with patients when managing the care of patients in the acute care, long term care, and rehab settings. (PLO 3,7)
5. With assistance, apply the nursing process, supported by current evidence based practice standards, resulting in quality and safe care in the acute care, long term care, and rehab settings. (PLO 4)
6. Identify age-related needs with emphasis on middle age and the elderly. (PLO 4)
7. Apply principles of nursing pharmacology in the safe administration of medications to adult and older adult patients. (PLO 4)
8. With assistance provide holistic patient centered care to culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients, families and/or significant others in the acute care, long term care, and rehab settings. (PLO 5)
9. With assistance, utilize various forms of technology in the provision of patient care in the acute care, long term care, and rehab setting. (PLO 6)
10. Use effective therapeutic communication skills with patients, peers, faculty, and interprofessional health care team in the clinical and nonclinical settings. (PLO 6)
11. With assistance demonstrates responsibility for self-development and accountability through the use of appropriate resources. (PLO 7)
12. With assistance recognize leadership opportunities in the clinical and classroom setting. (PLO 7)
13. Describe the roles of the A.D.N. graduates in the acute care, long term care, and rehab settings. (PLO 8)
14. Apply the nursing process in response to the nutritional needs of the adult patient in the acute care setting. (PLO 3,4,5)