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NUR 080- LPN/ADRN Transition

Identify the Core Competencies© of the Registered Nurse.
Differentiate between the various roles of the nursing health care team members.
Apply basic concepts of evidence-based practice to the care of the patient.
Apply principles of effective communication.
Demonstrate competence in specified nursing skills.
Calculate safe drug dosages.

NUR 101- Fundamentals of Nursing

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care.
Explain human factors and basic design principles that affect safety.
Describe the concept of evidence-based practice.
List the attributes of professionalism.
Describe the roles of the interdisciplinary and nursing health care team members.
Identify principles of effective communication.

NUR 102- Fundamentals of Nursing Practicum

Apply the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care to the care of the patient.
Provide safe, effective care in the long-term and sub-acute settings.
Apply basic concepts of evidence-based practice to the care of the patient.
Demonstrate the beginning attributes of professionalism in the care setting.
Apply principles of effective communicate during interactions with the patient and health care team.

NUR 104- PN Fundamentals of Nursing

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care.
Explain human factors and basic safety design principles that affect safety.
Describe the concept of evidence-based practice.
Use advanced technology to collect information.
Apply data to monitor the quality of care.
Identify organizational resources.
Use skills of time management, organization, and priority setting.
List the attributes of professionalism.
Describe the roles of the interdisciplinary and nursing health care team members.
Identify principles of effective communication.

NUR 105- PN Fundamentals of Nursing Practicum

Apply the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care to the care of the patient in the long-term and sub-acute settings.
Provide safe, effective care in the long-term and sub-acute settings.
Apply basic concepts of evidence-based practice to the care of the patient.
Use advanced technology to collect information that minimizes harm and optimizes patient outcomes.
Apply data to monitor the outcomes of care.
Identify organizational resources and their impact on patient care in the long-term and sub-acute settings.
Use skills of time management, organization, and priority setting to influence behavior of individuals or groups.
Describe the roles of the interdisciplinary and nursing health care team members.
Demonstrate the beginning attributes of professionalism in the care setting.
Apply principles of effective communicate during interactions with the patient and health care team.

NUR 110- Nursing Care of the Family

Identify the core values and concepts of patient-centered care to meet the needs of the childbearing family and pediatric client.
Explain human factors and basic safety design principles that affect safety across the lifespan.
Describe the concept of evidence-based practice as it applies to the care of childbearing families and pediatric clients.
Use appropriate technologies in the process of assessing and monitoring patients.
Identify steps in data collection to organize and deliver care to the childbearing family and pediatric client.
Describe the collaborative role of the practical nurse working with interdisciplinary health care teams that provides coordinator care across the lifespan.
Identify principles and tenants of holistic care that recognizes the preferences, values, and needs of the new family and pediatric client to provide compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate, safe and effective care.
Identify the factors that contribute to effective communication when childbearing families and pediatric clients reach healthy outcomes.

NUR 111- Nursing Care of the Family Practicum

Apply the core values and concepts of patient-centered care to meet the needs of the childbearing family and pediatric client in stable settings.
Apply evidence -based practice to the care of the childbearing family and pediatric client in stable settings.
Use appropriate technologies in the process of assessing and monitoring role specific nursing care to the new mother, baby, and pediatric client in stable settings
Apply data collection to organize and deliver care to the childbearing family and pediatric client in stable settings.
Apply the collaborative role of the practical nurse working with an interdisciplinary health care team that provides coordinated care to the new mother, baby, and pediatric client in stable settings.
Apply holistic care that recognizes preferences, values and needs of the new family and pediatric client to provide compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate, safe and effective care in stable settings.
Apply principles of effective, developmentally appropriate communication when interacting with childbearing families and pediatric clients in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

NUR 155- Intergenerational Nursing

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care across the lifespan.
Explain human factors and basic safety design principles that affect safety across the lifespan.
Describe the concept of evidence-based practice as it applies to care across the lifespan.
Explain the attributes of professionalism.
Describe the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team as they relate to care across the lifespan.
Identify principles of effective communication with patients and family systems.

NUR 156- Intergenerational Nursing Practicum

Apply the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care to the care of the patient in the Maternity, Pediatric, and Gerontological care settings.
Provide safe, effective care in the Maternity, Pediatric, and Gerontological care settings.
Apply basic concepts of evidence-based practice to make practice decisions.
Demonstrate the developing attributes of professionalism in the care setting.
Apply principles of effective, developmentally appropriate communication during interactions with the patient and interdisciplinary health care team.

NUR 160- Pharmacology for Nurses

Identify the multi-dimensions of patient-centered care that influence safe drug therapies.
Describe the mechanisms of action, drug effects, therapeutic uses, side effects, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing implications for specific drug classifications.
Calculate safe drug dosages.
Explain the roles of the professional nurse and the health care team as they relate to safe drug therapy and administration.
Apply the components of the nursing process to the safe administration of medications.
Apply the best current evidence to make practice decisions related to drug therapy.
Apply principles of effective communication when educating clients about drug therapy.

NUR 161- PN Pharmacology and Medication Calculations

Identify strategies that create a safe environment when administering medication that includes patient preferences, values, and needs.
Describe the foundational components that incorporate evidenced-based practice to medication administration including mechanisms of action, drug effects, therapeutic uses, side effects, adverse effects, interactions, and nursing implications for specific drug classifications.
Calculate safe drug dosages.
Apply the role and responsibility of the practical nurse in quality improvement methods to safely administer medication.
Describe the role of the practical nurse as a collaborative member of the healthcare team as it relates to safe drug therapy and administration.
Describe the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse including commitment to concepts of professionalism and ethical legal principles to medication therapy.
Identify the role, responsibility of the practical nurse, and principles of effective patient-centered communication to teaching, learning activities, and safe medication administration.

NUR 162- PN Advanced Pharmacology and Medication Calculations

Expand upon strategies required to safely administer medication, including more complex calculations that includes patient preferences, values, and needs.
Use information and technology to identify evidence-based best practice when calculating and delivering medications across the life span.
Using quality improvement data, assume the role of the practical nurse to deliver medications safely. Promote quality health care in more complex stable patient environments.
Applies the role of the practical nurse in a management/leadership role to medication therapy. Promote the highest level of safe quality across the life span.
Demonstrates purposeful, informed, outcome-oriented thinking to the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse in safe medication administration across the life span.
Applies effective goal-oriented communication when collaborating with the health care team to modify and reinforce medication teaching to patients across the life span.

NUR 203- Preparing for Professional Practice

Identifies core leadership skills including knowledge of the health care delivery system, teamwork and collaboration within and across disciplines, basic tenets of ethical care, patient advocacy, innovation, and quality and safety improvements to meet patient care needs.
Uses information and technology that promotes evidence-based best practice when accepting the role and responsibilities of a practical nurse in a leadership role.
Identifies the role of the practical nurse as a collaborative member of the health care team to provide a safe quality health care environment.
Identifies the role of team member or team leader based on the situation, care setting, and system requirements, as determined by management.
Identifies the role of the practical nurse in management/leadership strategies in providing team-based care.
Identifies steps to achieve purposeful, informed, outcome-oriented thinking applied to the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse in a leadership role.
Identifies effective goal-oriented communication to the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse in a leadership role.

NUR 204- Preparing for Professional Practice Practicum Preceptorship

Identifies core leadership skills including knowledge of the health care delivery system, teamwork and collaboration within and across disciplines, basic tenets of ethical care, patient advocacy, innovation, and quality and safety improvements to meet patient care needs.
Uses information and technology that promotes evidence-based best practice when accepting the role and responsibilities of a practical nurse in a leadership role.
Identifies the role of the practical nurse as a collaborative member of the health care team to provide a safe quality health care environment.
Identifies the role of team member or team leader based on the situation, care setting, and system requirements, as determined by management.
Identifies the role of the practical nurse in management/leadership strategies in providing team-based care.
Identifies steps to achieve purposeful, informed, outcome-oriented thinking applied to the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse in a leadership role.
Identifies effective goal-oriented communication to the role and responsibilities of the practical nurse in a leadership role.

NUR 205- Nursing Care of the Adult I

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care for patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Apply safety design principles to the care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Model the attributes of professionalism.
Analyze the concept of evidence-based practice as it applies to care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Examine the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team as they relate to care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Use effective communication to foster mutual respect and team learning.

NUR 206- Nursing Care of Adult I Practicum

Apply the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care to the holistic and coordinated care of the patient with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance in the medical/surgical and mental health settings.
Use leadership skills to facilitate the achievement of shared goals.
Analyze the best current evidence coupled with clinical competence to make practice decisions.
Use advanced technology in order to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes in the medical/surgical and mental health settings.
Interact effectively with patients, families, and the health care team to enhance health outcomes.

NUR 207- Nursing Care of the Adult and Older Adult

Identifies the collaborative role of the practical nurse in providing patient-centered care for diverse individuals and groups in more complex care settings.
Describes the essential components that contribute to safe patient centered care for diverse individuals and groups in more complex care settings.
Uses best current evidence, coupled with clinical expertise and patient preferences and values, to make decisions regarding safe medication administration.
Uses advanced technology to analyze information in order to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes.
Identifies the role of the practical nurse as a collaborative member of the health care team to provide a safe quality health care environment.
Identifies organizational resources and their impact on patient care in the more stable health care setting.
Identifies knowledge and skills required to effectively function within nursing and the interdisciplinary health care teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision making, team learning, and development.
Integrates knowledge of accountability for own nursing practice that includes ethical, legal, regulatory, and humanistic principles in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
Explores effective communication techniques and strategies that promotes positive health outcomes for patients across the life span and cooperative behavior within the health care team.

NUR 208- Nursing Care of the Adult and Older Adult Practicum

Provides priority-based, culturally sensitive nursing care to diverse individuals and groups in more complex care settings in a collaborative role.
Applies safety principles to patient-centered care for diverse individuals and groups in more complex care settings
Uses best current evidence, coupled with clinical expertise and patient preferences, and values to make decisions regarding safe medication administration to adults and older adults.
Applies technology and information management resources to accurately assess data and make decisions that support safe and effective collaborative patient care.
Applies the role of the practical nurse, as a collaborative member of the health care team, to provide safe quality health care in a more complex stable patient environment.
In collaboration with the health care team, effectively uses organizational resources to provide quality care to adults and older adults that is of optimal value.
Applies knowledge and skills to function effectively within nursing and the interdisciplinary health care teams- fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision making, team learning and development.
Demonstrates accountability for own nursing practice- this includes ethical, legal, regulatory, and humanistic principles in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
Models effective communication that promotes both positive health outcomes for patients across the life span and cooperative behavior within the health care team.
Explores effective communication techniques and strategies that promotes both positive health outcomes for patients across the life span and cooperative behavior within the health care team.

NUR 255- Nursing Care of the Adult II

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care for patients and communities with medical/surgical and public health problems.
Apply safety design principles to the care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Model the attributes of professionalism.
Analyze the concept of evidence-based practice as it applies to care of patients with medical/surgical and public health problems.
Use leadership and management skills to influence the behaviors of individuals and groups to achieve shared goals.
Examine the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team as they relate to care of patients with medical/surgical and public health problems.

NUR 256- Nursing Care of Adult II Practicum

Apply the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care to the comprehensive care of the patient with complex medical/surgical problems.
Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through system effectiveness and individual performance in a variety of complex healthcare settings.
Use leadership skills to influence the behaviors of individuals and groups to achieve shared goals in a variety of settings.
Analyze the best current evidence coupled with clinical competence to make practice decisions.
Use advanced technology in order to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes in the medical/surgical, community, and long-term care settings.
Interact effectively with patients, families, communities, and the health care team to enhance health outcomes.

NUR 260- Nursing Issues

Incorporate the multi-dimensions of professionalism into nursing practice.
Analyze the impact of local and global trends/resources on quality patient care.
Assess the role of evidence in supporting healthcare decisions and practices.
Use effective communication to foster mutual respect, team learning, and professional development.