NURS1261 Nursing Skills II (On Hold)
This course builds upon knowledge presented in Nursing Skills I. Students explore pre/post-op care, dressing changes, drainage tubes, neurological checks, gastric lavage and enteral feedings with medication administration. Practice and evaluation in a skills lab is required for clinical participation. This course will cover the characteristics of hazardous wastes and its safe handling, storage, and disposal.
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Identify legal aspects of nursing documentation
Discuss scope of practice for LPNs
Integrate cultural considerations into the nursing process
Integrate cultural considerations into the nursing process
Analyze collected data to identify a patient's health needs
Demonstrate management of enteral tubes
Identify methods to promote bowel elimination
Discuss ethical issues related to enteral feeding
Recognize abnormal findings related to the nursing process
Identify interventions for abnormal findings related to the nursing process
Document nursing actions accurately
Demonstrate critical thinking in making nursing decisions
Demonstrate neurological data collection
Identify process for ear irrigation
Differentiate types of wounds
Discuss wound healing
Perform a dressing change
Describe perioperative care
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the bookstore.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty two hours for each lab credit and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Credit Details section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
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Credit Details