SRJC Course Outlines

12/2/2024 9:40:23 AMNRV 58A Course Outline as of Fall 2006

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  NRV 58ATitle:  FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS LAB  
Full Title:  Fundamental Skills Lab for Vocational Nursing
Last Reviewed:10/13/2014

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum1.00Lecture Scheduled017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled0
Minimum1.00Lab Scheduled01 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR3.00 Contact DHR52.50
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:
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Demonstration and supervised practice of basic nursing skills based on scientific principles and correlated with concepts from theory. Planning and implementing basic patient care are practiced in a simulated clinical setting. Relationships between these concepts and nursing skills relevant to steps in the nursing process; assessment, planning, implementing, evaluation and documentation are practiced. Students demonstrate competent skill performance in a simulated clinical setting.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in NRV 51 OR Concurrent Enrollment in NRV 60A


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Admission to the VN program.

Schedule of Classes Information
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Basic nursing skills based on scientific principles are demonstrated. Skills are correlated with concepts from theory and related to steps in the nursing process. Students practice and perform demonstrations in a simulated setting prior to performing in the clinical setting.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in NRV 51 OR Concurrent Enrollment in NRV 60A
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Admission to the VN program.
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Spring 1991Inactive:Fall 2021
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Incorporate theoretical principles from the fundamentals course into
  the planning and implementation of fundamental nursing skills for
  simulated adult patients.
2. Apply infection control principles to the implementation of fundamental
  nursing skills.
3. Use anatomical landmarks to perform physical assessments of simulated
  adult patients.
4. Compare and contrast assessment findings gathered in the examination of
  simulated adult patients with physiologic norms. [emphasis on well
  adults]
5. Demonstrate psychomotor competency in the performance of selected
  fundamental skills.
6. Communicate therapeutically with adult patients.
7. Teach fundamental self-care skills to patients
8. Evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions on adult
  patients.
9. Work cooperatively as a member of a team to ensure that all members
  achieve learning objectives
10.Prioritize assessments and interventions for adult patients
  whose problems concern a single acute or sub-acute illness.

Topics and Scope
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1.  Introduction
   a. Professionalism in simulated patient care.
   b. Applying principles from the prerequisite courses.
   c. Applying principles from the theory course.
   d. Adapting skills to clinical patient care.
2.  Therapeutic communication in the nurse-patient relationship.
3.  Learning teams and clinical teamwork
4.  Infection control.
   a. Standard precautions.
   b. Special isolation precautions
5.  Vital signs, pain scales, weights, & pulse oximetry
6.  Hygiene
   a. Bathing
   b. Bedmaking
   c. Oral care
   d. AM & bedtime care
   e. Perineal care
   f. Special care needs of debilitated and dependent patients
7.  Elimination
   a. Enemas & suppositories
   b. Ostomy care
   c. Condom catheter application
   d. Indwelling catheter care
8.  Nutrition
   a. Meal delivery
   b. Feeding dependent & dysphagic patients
   c. Calorie counts
   d. Intake and output
9.  Physical assessment
   a. Neurological / psychological
   b. Chest
   c. Abdomen
   d. Extremities
   e. Back
   f. Neurovascular
10. Mediation administration
   a. The "6 rights"
   b. Oral
   c. Eye & ear
   d. Inhalation
   e. Transdermal
   f. Vaginal & rectal
11. Oxygen administration
12. Breathing treatments
13. Surgical asepsis / sterile technique
   a. Principles
   b. Gloving
   c. Dressings
   d. Equipment handling
14. Urinary catheterization
   a. Women
   b. Men
15. Intradermal injections & Mantoux test interpretation

Assignments:
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1. Read approximately 20 pages per week from skills textbook, as a
  preparation for practice.
2. Attend scheduled demonstrations.
3. Resolve textbook-instructor & instructor-instructor discrepancies.
4. Practice skills as a member of a learning team, soliciting instructor
  feedback when needed.
5. Assist teammates to achieve learning objectives.
6. Independently demonstrate competent performance of all skills, within a
  maximum of three "checkoff" competency demonstrations.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
60 - 80%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
20 - 40%
Multiple choice, Short Answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
0 - 0%
None


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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NRV 58A Skills Lab Syllabus.
Clinical Nursing Skills (Basic to Advanced), 6th ed, by Smith, Duell, and
Martin. Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2005).
Student Handbook of Policies for VN Program.

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