NURS 126 Military Corpsman Transition Nursing Concepts

This course will explore professional behaviors, standards, and expectations deemed necessary to function in the role of the registered nurse as the student transitions from the role of the Military Corpsman. Concepts from the biophysical, psychosocial, and nursing domains will be explored and select content from the first year of the Nurse Education Program will be reviewed. Clinical decision-making skills and competencies are developed through learning experiences in the classroom, clinical setting, skills laboratory, and simulation to provide safe, patient-centered care. Progression to the second year of the Nursing associate degree program will occur after completion of this course.

Credits

7

Prerequisite

Formal admission into the Military to RN Pathway Sequence program, BIOL 107, BIOL 204, CHEM 103, ENGL 121, PSYC 200, and MATH 132, 138 or higher

Hours Weekly

4 hours theory, 9 hours clinical

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate a holistic/multicultural approach in the provision of patient-centered care.
2. Implement appropriate teaching strategies to assist the adult population in promoting healthy outcomes.
3. Collaborate with the interprofessional team, patients, and families to promote continuity of care and achieve patient outcomes.
4. Implement communication techniques when interacting with peers, patients, and members of the interprofessional team to support continuity of care.
5. Demonstrate leadership and accountability by applying an ethical decision-making framework to examine an ethical dilemma.
6. Implement nursing interventions according to the nursing process, standards of practice, policies, and procedures in the delivery of nursing care.
7. Utilize knowledge of sciences, pharmacology, and nursing concepts to formulate nursing judgments.
8. Apply the concepts of evidence-based practice to examine a nursing practice area of interest.
9. Explore differences in roles, education, and practice between military corpsmen and registered nurses.

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate a holistic/multicultural approach in the provision of patient-centered care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lecture/discussion, clinical experience

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam, Clinical evaluation tool

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   1. Promote patient-centered care that meets the patient’s health needs while respecting their culture, preferences and values.

2. Implement appropriate teaching strategies to assist the adult population in promoting healthy outcomes.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Nursing care plan

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • NPR rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   2. Apply principles of teaching and learning, health promotion and reduction of risk potential to provide health education for patients across the lifespan.

3. Collaborate with the interprofessional team, patients, and families to promote continuity of care and achieve patient outcomes.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Simulation experience

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Simulation evaluation tool

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   3. Collaborate with patients and interprofessional team members in acute, long-term and community health care settings to advocate for safe quality care.

4. Implement communication techniques when interacting with peers, patients, and members of the interprofessional team to support continuity of care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Interpersonal recording paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • IRP rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   4. Communicate effectively to assess patient’s health status, and to develop and manage the plan of care.

5. Demonstrate leadership and accountability by applying an ethical decision-making framework to examine an ethical dilemma.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Case studies

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Ethics rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   5. Demonstrate leadership and accountability by utilizing legal, ethical, and professional standards to provide safe, quality nursing care.

6. Implement nursing interventions according to the nursing process, standards of practice, policies, and procedures in the delivery of nursing care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical experience nursing skills

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical Evaluation Tool Competency Evaluation

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   6. Perform nursing interventions based on current standards of practice, policies and procedures to optimize the patient’s health.

7. Utilize knowledge of sciences, pharmacology, and nursing concepts to formulate nursing judgments.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lecture/discussion

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam
8. Apply the concepts of evidence-based practice to examine a nursing practice area of interest.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Poster presentation

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric
9. Explore differences in roles, education, and practice between military corpsmen and registered nurses.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lecture/discussion

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam