NURS 113 - Practicum III: Acute Care

Institution:

Highline College

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

NURS 113 is a laboratory and clinical complement of NURS 103 and is the third in a series of six sequential practicum courses. The focus of the lab practicum is study and acquisition of alimentary and intravenous therapy skills and the rationale for implementation of these skills in the campus laboratory setting. Clinical focus will include hospital-based acute care. The nursing process is used as an organizing framework to review alterations in the functional health patterns in order to: 1) apply knowledge and rationale to the care of adults in the acute clinical settings; 2) organize and perform acquired interventional skills; 3) apply basic concepts of therapeutic communication in interactions with clients; and 4) develop and maintain professional integrity as defined by the Nursing Program.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.highline.edu

Phone Number:

(206) 878-3710

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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