NURS 245 Preparation for Professional Nursing Practice

This course facilitates the entry into nursing practice and the nursing profession. Emphasis is placed on concepts and exemplars related to health care delivery systems, advocacy, professional practice, and workplace issues. This course completes the course sequence of the Nurse Education Program. A passing score on the nursing program exit exam is a course requirement. At completion of the program, students are prepared to assume entry-level roles as associate degree nurses

Credits

1

Prerequisite

NURS 242 and NURS 243. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 244

Hours Weekly

1 hour theory

Course Objectives

1. Evaluate the health care setting for practices that support or impede provision of patient-centered care.
2. Review professional and organizational initiatives aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of health care delivery.
3. Propose individual and collective efforts to advocate for the health, welfare, and safety of the public.
4. Examine strategies that support a safe workplace environment.
5. Summarize the RN’s authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice.
6. Examine the effect of health care delivery systems on nursing practice.
7. Prepare for licensure and for employment as a registered nurse.
8. Create a personal plan for professional growth and transitioning to the role of the registered nurse.

Course Objectives

1. Evaluate the health care setting for practices that support or impede provision of patient-centered care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

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

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   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. Review professional and organizational initiatives aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of health care delivery.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Discussion

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   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. Propose individual and collective efforts to advocate for the health, welfare, and safety of the public.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Discussion

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   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. Examine strategies that support a safe workplace environment.

   Learning Activity Artifact

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

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   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. Summarize the RN’s authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Group activity/discussion

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   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. Examine the effect of health care delivery systems on nursing practice.

   Learning Activity Artifact

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

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exams

   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. Prepare for licensure and for employment as a registered nurse.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Resume/portfolio

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • rubric

   Program Goal(s)

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

   7. Integrate professional knowledge, science and evidence to formulate nursing judgments.

8. Create a personal plan for professional growth and transitioning to the role of the registered nurse.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Self-assessment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Self-assessment tool