12/21/2024 9:15:53 PM	NRV 52AL Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  NRV 52AL	Title:  MED/SURG NSG CLIN
Full Title:  Medical/Surgical Nursing Clinical
Last Reviewed:10/13/2014

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	12.00			Contact DHR	210.00
		Contact Total	12.00			Contact Total	210.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

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

Catalog Description:

Planning and implementation of total care of patients with acute medical and surgical problems; intravenous therapy as it relates to the scope of practice of the the vocational nurse. Continued development of biological, physiological, spiritual and mental health concepts as they apply to the nursing care of acutely ill patients (with an emphasis on pre/post-operative care).

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of NRV 51, NRV 51L, & NRV 58A with a grade "C" or better.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Planning and implementation of total care of patients with acute medical and surgical problems; intravenous therapy as it relates to the scope of practice of the vocational nurse. Continued development of biological, physiological, spiritual and mental health concepts as they apply to the nursing care of acutely ill patients (with an  emphasis on pre/post-operative care.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Completion of NRV 51, NRV 51L, & NRV 58A with a grade "C" or better.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	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:

1. Plan and implement nursing care for patients with complex medical

surgical conditions.

2. Assist with the development of written nursing care plans of assigned

patients.

3. Accurately administer and record medications and treatments for the

assigned patients.

4. Demonstrate necessary skills for the administration of injectable

medications.

5. Demonstrate ability to assess wounds, remove staples/sutures using

principles of universal precautions and asepsis.

6. Apply principles of intravenous therapy in the clinical setting by

recognizing signs/symptoms of infiltration, accurately calculating  drip

rates and recognizing appropriate solutions and maintaining patency.

7. Apply principles of therapeutic communication with assigned patients.

Topics and Scope

1.  Nursing Care Plans reflective of comprehension of anatomy,

   physiology, and pharmacology as it relates to the disease conditions:

     A. Musculoskeletal system.

     B. Integumentary system.

     C. Nervous system.

     D. Sensory system.

     E. Circulatory system.

     F. Respiratory system.

     G. Digestive system.

     H. Urinary system.

     I. Endocrine system.

     J. Reproductive system.

Assignments:

1.  Nursing Care Plans:  Weekly for assigned (1-2) patients.

2.  Problem Solving Case Study:  One on assigned patient.

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 10 - 25%
Term papers, FRACTIONAL DOSAGE EXAM
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 50 - 75%
Performance exams, Clinical evaluation
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING (BN), 5th ed., by C. Rosdahl, J.B. Lippincott,

Philadelphia (1991).

STUDENT WORKBOOK TO ACCOMPANY TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING (BN Workbook),

5th ed., by C. Rosdahl, J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia (1991).

MODULES FOR BASIC NURSING SKILLS, Vol. 2, 5th ed., by J. Ellis, E. Nowlis,

P. Bentz, J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia (1992).

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING: A NURSING PROCESS APPROACH, 3rd ed., by B. Long,

W. Phipps, V. Cassmeyer, Mosby, St. Louis, (1993).

STUDENT WORKBOOK TO ACCOMPANY TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING,

3rd ed., by B. Long, W. Phipps, & V. Cassmeyer, Mosby, St. Louis, (1993).

BASIC PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES (Basic Pharm), 10th ed., by B. Clayton &

Y. Stock, C.V. Mosby, St. Louis, (1993).

VN 52 SYLLABUS.

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