MCCCD Program Description

Nursing Science Transition

Course: NUR103

First Term: 2018 Fall

Laboratory 4.0 Credit(s) 12.0 Period(s) 12.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T

Description: Application of nursing concepts and theories of health promotion to nursing care to meet basic human needs. Provides opportunity for the paramedic to develop clinical competency in selected nursing skills and care of clients across the lifespan experiencing altered physiologic functioning. Includes clinical experience with individuals, families, and small groups of clients in acute, long-term, and community settings to develop care plans, teaching plans, and discharge plans.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Use critical thinking skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate a plan of nursing care. (I) 2. Perform appropriate techniques of physical assessment. (I) 3. Develop and implement holistic nursing care plans for selected patients using the wellness/illness continuum. (I) 4. Provide client-centered education individualized for teaching and learning needs. (I) 5. Complete the healthcare/admission profile utilizing patient data compiled from multiple sources. (I) 6. Demonstrate caring behaviors with adult clients through the use of therapeutic communication techniques with clients and families. (II) 7. Demonstrate culturally sensitive behaviors in accord with accepted standards of practice and ethical guidelines. (II) 8. Document client findings and conditions through recording and reporting. (II, III) 9. Implement interventions that safeguard the client`s health and well-being within the regulatory, legal, and ethical frameworks of nursing. (III) 10. Collaborate with health team members to provide nursing care. (IV) 11. Manage a group of clients under the direction of a registered nurse utilizing delegation, time management, and organization skills. (IV) 12. Practice within regulatory, legal and ethical frameworks of nursing. (V) 13. Identify normal and abnormal findings for common diagnostic tests, and incorporate findings into a plan of nursing care. (V) 14. Perform specific nursing interventions and skills safely. (VI) 15. Apply pharmacodynamic and pharmacotherapeutic principles to safely administer medications to clients. (VI) 16. Calculate dosage, prepare and safely administer selected medications, including peripheral unmedicated intravenous therapy. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Application of Nursing Process and Critical Thinking A. Nursing care plan and critical thinking 1. Assessment 2. Nursing diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation B. Holistic needs C. Prioritization D. Teaching and learning needs E. Continuity of care F. History-taking G. Discharge planning II. Communication Skills for Nursing Care A. Therapeutic relationship B. Recording and reporting C. Caring behavior D. Healthcare team E. Diversity III. Standards of Practice A. Safety B. Legal and ethical concerns C. Recording and reporting D. Confidentiality IV. Demonstration of Nursing Role A. Healthcare team member B. Introduction to leadership skills C. Delegation D. Collaboration V. Nursing Care of Clients A. Adults with health alterations B. Diagnostic interpretations C. Significance of findings VI. Clinical Skills A. Holistic assessment techniques B. Selected clinical skills and procedures safely C. Medication administration D. Dosage calculation D. Dosage calculation

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 2/22/2011

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.