Course Description

Clinical experience providing opportunities to apply principles presented in HNR 221 and HNR 222. Emphasis is upon refinement of organization, decision-making, critical thinking, and priority-setting skills in the care of multiple clients with complex medical-surgical disorders. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

4

Contact Hours

12

Lab Hours

12

Required Prerequisites

HNR 221, HNR 241 with a grade of 2.5 or higher, and HNR 242 with an S.

Corequisites

HNR 222

General Education Outcomes supported by this course

Communications - Direct, Quantitative Reasoning

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Utilizes professional communication skills to facilitate shared decision-making in providing patient-centered care and in promoting effective team functioning.

Application:

• Implements nursing actions based on decisions that are consistent with standards for nursing practice, established policies and procedures, and legal/ethical parameters.

Integration:

• Implements holistic patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients.

Human Dimension:

• Implements safe care practices that minimize the potential for harm to patients, self, and health care team members.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Demonstrates integrity, honesty, accountability, maintain patient safety, and maintains patient confidentiality, privacy, respect, and dignity.

Learning How to Learn:

• Applies various types of thinking required to implement the nursing process.