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1. Maintaining a safe enviroment within the Vocational Nursing (VN) scope of practice
a) Orientation to the clinical setting
I. physical environment
II. fire, safety, disaster protocols, emergency codes and equipment
III. members and roles of the health care team
IV. professional communication with health care team, clients and families
V. documentation
2. Collection of patient information
a) co-morbidities
b) medical history
c) present illness
d) psycho-social/cultural
3. Nursing care of medical surgical pediatric and mental health clients using the nursing process with conditions affecting
a) musculoskeletal and neurological
b) circulatory and respiratory
c) integumentary and sensory
d) digestive and reproductive
e) urinary and endocrine
f ) psychopathology of mental health clients
4. Nursing care of the perioperative surgical client
a) Preoperative
I. transporting patients
II. patient emotional support
b) Post-operative
I. monitoring vital signs
II.charting and reporting
5. Nursing care and nursing care plans of the adult medical surgical, mental health and pediatric client.
6. Clinical pathways and teaching protocols for
a) complex medications regimens
b) physical assessment
c) various medical surgical, pediatric, and mental health disease states
d) culturally appropriate care
7. Increased responsibility for patient care and assessments in a variety of settings
a) increased number of patients
b) developmentally age appropriate patient education
c) developmentally age appropriate techniques for medication administration
d) immunization schedules for children of all ages
e) growth and development charting
f ) child rearing concerns
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1. Goebel and Hinkle, et al. VN - NRV52, NRV 52.l, NRV 52.2, NRV 52.2L, NRV 58C syllabus
2. Vocational Nursing Student Handbook, Fall 2011, SRJC Graphics Dept./JC Bookstore, keep for entire program.
3. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Bundle
a. Eliopoulos, Gerontological Nursing, 7th Ed., 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
b. Kurzen, C., Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing, 6th Ed., 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
c. Nettina, Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Handbook, 3rd Ed., 2006, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
4. Nursing/Medical Dictionary - Taber's Medical Dictionary by F.A. Davis or Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions by Saunders Elsevier or Saunders Medical & Nursing Dictionary by Saunders Elsevier
5. Elsevier Bundle including E-book
a. Potter and Perry, Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Ed., 2009, Saunders Elsevier
b. Potter and Perry, Study Guide and Skills Performance Checklists for Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Ed.
c. Fundamentals Virtual Clinical Excursion, Saunders Elsevier
d. Potter and Perry, Clinical Companion for Fundamentals of Nursing, 2009, Saunders Elsevier
e. Elkin, Perry and Potter, Nursing Interventions and Clinical Skills, 4th. Ed., 2007, Saunders Elsevier
f. Mosby's Nursing Video Skills Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Skills, Student Version 3.0, 2009, Saunders Elsevier
g. Kee, Hayes & McCuistion, Pharmacology A Nursing Approach, 6th Ed., 2009, Saunders Elsevier
h. Kee, Hayes & McCuistion, Study Guide for Pharmacology a Nursing Process Approach, 6th Ed., 2009, Saunders Elsevier
i. Saunders, Nursing Drug Handbook 2009, Saunders Elsevier
j. Pagana and Pagana, Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory and Tests, 3rd Ed., 2006, Saunders Elsevier
k. deWit, Susan C., Medical-Surgical Nursing - Concepts and Practice 2009, Saunders Elsevier
l. deWit, Susan C., Student Learning Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing, Current Edition, Saunders Elsevier
m. deWit, Virtual Clinical Excursion for Medical-Surgical Nursing, 2009, Saunders Elsevier
n. Morrison-Valfre, Foundations of Mental Health Care, 4th Ed, 2009, Saunders Elsevier
o. Silvestri, L.A, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination, Current Ed., Saunders Elsevier
6. Leifer, Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 5th Ed. 2007, Saunders Elsevier
7. Leifer, Rosner & McKinney, Study Guide for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 5th Ed.
8. Mosby's Nursing Video Skills for Maternal, Newborn and Women's Health, 2009, Mosby Elsevier
9. Mosby's Nursing Video Skills for Infants and Children, 2009, Mosby Elsevier
10. Leifer, Virtual Clinical Excursion for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 5th Ed. 2009, Saunders Elsevier
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
1. Silvestri, L.A, Saunders Q and A Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination, 2009, Saunders Elsevier.
2. Silvestri, L.A., Saunders Strategies for Success for the NCLEX-PN Examination, 2009, Saunders Elsevier.