LPN (pre-req) 1020 - Fundamentals

Clock Hours: 160

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
nursing concepts and measures from the simple to the complex. The student is guided to formulate his or her identity as a beginning nursing student by a careful correlation of the biological, physical, and social sciences. Emphasis is placed upon the normal as a means of comprehending the abnormal. The comfort, safety, maintenance of health, and the recovery of the client will be stressed. The importance of the Practical Nurse as a member of the healthcare team and nursing as a social discipline is stressed. Upon completion of this course, the student should also be able to apply the principles of emergency nursing care. A planned schedule of laboratory experience allows the student the opportunity to practice and demonstrate proficiency prior to the clinical setting.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify and utilize scientific principles and fundamental skills to give nursing care.
Demonstrate knowledge of safe nursing practice by observing and instituting safety measures as needed.
Demonstrate knowledge of assessment skills.
Identify his/her role as a member of the healthcare team.
Acknowledge the client’s rights and respect each client as an individual.
Provide appropriate nursing care, recognizing that all clients have the same basic needs of personal care and hygiene.
Adapt nursing care appropriately to meet the needs of the acute or chronically ill/disabled person throughout the life span.
Utilize the nursing process to provide individualized nursing care.
Recognize the influence of multicultural differences in nursing care.
Utilize various methods of documentation in the implementation and evaluation of nursing care, including but not limited to the following:
1. Charting by exception
2. Computerized documentation
3. Diagnoses, Action and Response (DAR)
4. Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Planning (SOAP)
5. Narrative
6. Other acceptable methods
Demonstrates appropriate nursing documentation.
Demonstrate knowledge of client care organization and prioritization.
Use information technology in client care.
Apply evidence-based practice when providing client care.
Recognize reportable changes in client’s health status.
Accurately obtain and document vital signs on appropriate forms.
Utilize observational, assessment, and communication skills in client care.
Provide nursing measures designed to prevent complications of immobility.
Complete a client assessment including:
1. nursing history
2. physical assessment
3. height/weight
4. vital signs
Observe and demonstrate proper knowledge of the following:
1. standard precautions
2. isolation procedures
3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines
4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines
5. Joint Commission (JCAHO) guidelines
Incorporate patient teaching and reinforcement as indicated by client care needs.
Identify principles related to emergency nursing including but not limited to:
1. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
2. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Use
3. Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
4. First Aid
Identify the Practical Nurse’s role in emergency situations.
Identify the principles of standard /universal precautions related to emergency situations.
Recognize the Practical Nurse’s legal and ethical responsibilities, including:
1. Good Samaritan Law
2. Common Legal Issue
Identify physiological and psychological needs in emergency situations.
Identify standardized policies and procedure referring to:
1. Fire
2. Biohazard (i.e. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), Blood borne pathogens, etc.)
3. Disaster- Both internal and external