2021-2022 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NURS 142 Foundations of Nursing Skills Lab (2 credits)



Prerequisite Enrollment in the Associate Degree Nursing Program.

Course Description
Nursing skills needed to assist individuals in meeting basic human needs. Includes a focus on assessments of patients across the lifespan, formulating nursing diagnoses, and documentation related to selected alterations discussed in Foundations of Nursing, with an emphasis on common nursing psychomotor skills.

Student Outcomes
1. Demonstrate a full head-to-toe assessment on an adult patient using patient-centered care
2. List examples of how team functioning impacts safety and quality of care
3. Perform foundational nursing care and clinical skills/procedures for adult patients within acceptable nursing standards
4. Define the process for quality improvement in the patient care setting
5. Identify effective use of strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others
6. Recognize technology and information management tools to support safe processes of care including protecting patient health information
7. Observe functions within an electronic health record to communicate, manage, support decision making, and document care received by patients



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