PN 101 - Practical Nursing I

and BI 121 , BI 121L  and BI 122 , BI 122L  within 7 years or (BI 231 , BI 231L  or BI 232 , BI 232L  or BI 233 , BI 233L ) within 7 years;

and CPR, OSBN CNA certification, and acceptance into the Practical Nursing program (see the catalog for detailed information).

Corequisite(s): PN 101C  

Course Description: Covers the practical nurse’s contributions to the nursing process and legal and ethical issues within the PN scope of practice. Practical nursing skills, pharmacology and medication administration, communication skills, growth and development across the life span, and selected medical-surgical content are covered. Clinical application occurs in the skills lab, simulation, and a long-term care setting. Skills lab/clinical course is graded on a pass/no pass basis.

Course does not transfer. 

Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Demonstrate beginning understanding of how a nursing care plan is developed and contribute to data collection. Identify the difference between LPN and RN roles in developing and/or implementing a care plan.
• CLO#2: Identify members of the health care team and the ethical and legal responsibilities of the LPN and RN as members of this team, and perform within the legal and ethical guidelines of the profession.
• CLO#3: Describe and demonstrate basic focused assessment\data collection techniques, and communicate findings which include identification of patterns and ranges of normal growth and development.
• CLO#4: Demonstrate proficiency and safe performance of the following specified nursing skills and explain the rationale related to these skills: hand washing, bathing and bed-making, vital signs, feeding, focused assessment, data collection, charting, safe patient handling, catheter care, intake and output, oxygen administration, medical and surgical asepsis, and dressing changes.
• CLO#5: Identify key concepts and related issues in caring for the geriatric client.
• CLO#6: Identify the stages of the grieving process and apply interventions for persons experiencing grief.
• CLO#7: Demonstrate the ability to accurately calculate drug dosages.
• CLO#8: Demonstrate correct administration of oral and parenteral medications.
• CLO#9: Recognize when information is needed and ask relevant questions, locate, evaluate, and effectively use this information. (ILO: Information literacy)
• CLO#10: Adhere to facility and nursing program policies, e.g., attendance, working as member of a team, responding to feedback unemotionally and non-defensively, acting ethically and within scope of practice, utilization of standard precautions throughout the program.