PN 104C - Practical Nursing Leadership Clinical

2 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): PN 103, PN 103C

Course Description: Facilitates the transitional process from student practical nurse to beginning graduate practical nurse. By completing an individualized, concentrated clinical experience in the long-term care or other assigned setting, students will be able to focus on leadership skills demonstrating the ability to implement nursing actions that reinforce previous practical nursing didactic content within the organizing framework of the concepts of the individual, society, health and the nursing process. Nursing care provided by the student will take place primarily in the long-term care or other assigned setting, working with a clinical teaching associate (CTA). Clinical is graded on a pass/no pass basis.

Course does not transfer.

Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate nursing actions that reinforce previous practical nursing didactic content and knowledge.
CLO#2: Identify mental health, psychosocial, and/or physiological issues relevant to assigned clients and demonstrate appropriate nursing interventions specific to those clients.
CLO#3: Apply principles of organization, prioritization, and ethical decision making while acting as a provider of care and while participating in the coordination of client care.
CLO#4: Function as a member within the profession of nursing integrating such values as accountability, integrity, and self-motivation.
CLO#5: Differentiate between the roles and responsibilities of the RN, LPN, and CNA in the acute care, long term or community care settings.
CLO#6: Demonstrate competency and safety in the provision of nursing care and in technical skills; adhere to facility and nursing program policies, e.g. attendance, responding to feedback unemotionally and non-defensively, acting ethically within scope of practice and utilization of standard precautions.
CLO#7: Accepts feedback, demonstrates conflict resolution, and identifies personal strengths and ongoing improvement needs through self-evaluation.
CLO#8: Respects the privacy, including confidentiality of health care information, and dignity of individuals, families and groups.
CLO#9: Recognizes and reports situations in which assessment and intervention by RN is necessary, seeks consultation.
CLO#10: Uses information technology effectively and appropriately to search for new information, monitor care, report change, and document.
CLO#11: Applies concepts of resource utilization to practice cost-effective nursing care, including managing time of self and others.
CLO#12: Applies management skills to direct and supervise care provided by assistive personnel.
CLO#13: Questions orders which are not clear, perceived as unsafe, or outside of the LPN scope. (ILO: Critical Thinking)