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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Incorporate theoretical principles from advanced medical surgical nursing and concepts related to mental health in NRV 53 as well as concepts learned from NRV 51, NRV 52.1 and NRV 52.2 to demonstrate the planning and implementation of more advanced medical surgical, community based health care and team leading skills for the adult/geriatric and mental health clients.
2.Use anatomical landmarks to perform physical assessments and implement therapeutic procedures for adult, adult/geriatric and mental health clients.
3. Demonstrate an ability to perform selected advanced vocational nursing skills in a simulated clinical setting (laboratory) which is consistent with theoretical knowledge base and common standards of practice.
4. Perform skills utilizing a team approach and demonstrate professional behaviors and accountability.
5. Demonstrate psychomotor competency in the performance of selected advanced skills.
6. Communicate therapeutically with adult/geriatric and mental health clients.
7. Teach self-care skills to patients.
8. Evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions on adult/geriatric and mental health clients.
9. Work cooperatively as a team member/leader to ensure that all members achieve learning objectives.
10. Adapt procedures to meet patients' needs.
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1. Application of advanced medical surgical skills and concepts in the adult/geriatric and mental health client population in a variety of clinical settings:
a) Community based
b) Acute care
2.Using advanced medical skills in the nursing process:
a) Assessment
b) Planning
c) Implementation
d) Client evaluation
3. Use of anatomical landmarks and demonstration of psychomotor competency with adult/geriatric and mental health clients.
4. Therapeutic communication regarding:
a) Shift reports
b) Physician orders
c) Educating client on self-care
d) Documentation in skills portfolio
e) Ambulatory/home health care
5. Applying skills as a team leader/member in health care settings, including delegation of personnel.
6. Collaborative leadership skills in:
a) Managing a group of clients
b) Administering medications to a group of clients
c) Delegating tasks to non-licensed personnel
d) Transcribing orders and shift reports
7. Application of advanced medical surgical skills:
a) Fluid and Electrolytes:
I. IV (intravenous) site care.
II.Monitoring (drip factors) in IV's.
b) Procedures:
I. Sterile wound irrigations and packing.
II. Wound drainage.
III.Bladder irrigations.
IV.Tracheostomy care.
V. Chest tubes (monitoring and care.
8. EKGs (electrocardiograms) management.
9. Discussion of Code Blue protocols.
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1. Course syllabi. Current Edition. Available online only.
2. VN Faculty, Vocational Nursing Student Handbook, Current Edition. Available online only.
3. Elsevier Bundle that includes E-books, 2007-2014
a. deWit, S. C., Kumagi, C.K. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 2nd Edition, 2012, Saunders Elsevier.
b. deWit, Virtual Clinical Excursions 3.0 for Medical-Surgical Nursing, 4th Edition, 2013, Saunders Elsevier
c. Hill & Howlett Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 7th Edition, 2013, Saunders, Elsevier
d. Hodgson, Nursing Drug Handbook, 2014, Saunders
e. Kee, Hayes & McCuistion, Pharmacology: A Nursing Approach, 8th Edition, 2014, Saunders Elsevier
f. Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Kee's Pharmacology, 8th Edition 2014
g. Morrison-Valfre, Foundations of Mental Health Care, 5th Edition, 2012, Saunders Elsevier
h. Mosby's Nursing Video Skills: Student Online Version (User Guide and Access Code), 5th Edition, 2013, Saunders Elsevier
i. Pagana and Pagana, Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic & Laboratory & Tests, 5th Edition, 2014, Saunders Elsevier
j. Perry, Potter & Elkin, Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 6th Edition, 2014, Saunders Elsevier
k. Silvestri, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PNĀ® Examination, 6th Edition, 2014, Saunders Elsevier
l. Touhy & Jett. Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging, 4th Edition, 2014, Mosby
m. Leifer, Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, Saunders Elsevier, 7th Edition, 2014
n. Leifer, Virtual Clinical Excursions for Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, 7th Edition, 2007, Saunders Elsevier
o. Mosby's Nursing Video Skills: Care of Infants and Children DVDs, 2007
p. Mosby's Nursing Video Skill: Maternal, Newborn and Women's Health DVDs, 2007rq.
q. Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 8th Edition, 2013
r. Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Potter's Fundamentals of Nursing, 8th Edition 2014
s. Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for DeWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 2nd Edition 2014
t. Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for the NCLEX-PN Exam, 2014
u. Leifer: Study Guide for Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, 7th Edition 2014