NUR 256 - Clinical Practice for NUR 255

Credits: 5

Prerequisite: NUR 252
Corequisite: NUR 255

Description: This course is the clinical component that supports NUR 255. Students will be in the clinical environment under the supervision of their clinical instructor in which they will connect theory to practice using the knowledge gained in previous and concurrent courses. Students will be evaluated weekly, using QSEN competencies to ensure that course and student objectives are met. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program. This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

Transferable
Transferable to CSU only

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:

The student will demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration and evaluation of medications administered through oral, injection, and rectal, vaginal, ophthalmic, topical, sublingual, intranasal, nasogastric, gastrostomy tube, otic, and intravenous routes.
The student will demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the client who requires: nasogastric tube insertion and/ or gastrostomy tube care, isolation, indwelling urinary catheter insertion or removal (male and female) and care, colostomy or ileostomy care, drain care, wound care, specimen collection, oxygen administration, colostomy care, suctioning, tracheostomy care, infusion care, blood transfusions, and pre-op and post-op teaching and care.
Upon completion of the course the student will differentiate normal/abnormal diagnostic tests, physiological assessments, psychological tests and health histories to specific nursing and medical diagnoses for adult and older adult patients in diverse settings by using a variety of skills.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 279
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lab Hours: 0.78
Clinical Hours In Class: 14.72