ADRN111 Foundations of Nursing Practice
Department of Health Sciences: Nursing
- I. Course Number and Title
- ADRN111 Foundations of Nursing Practice
- II. Number of Credits
- 4 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 6000
- IV. Prerequisites
- ADRN110, COMP110, BIOL181, HLTH120N
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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Total Instruction Minutes Breakdown: Theory: 1500, LAB: 2250 , Clinical: 2250
Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to begin this course.
Students must be accepted into the clinical nursing portion of the AD Nursing program to begin this course.
Within one month of their acceptance into the course, students must submit:
- A "Request for Criminal Record Check"
- Child Abuse Clearance Form
- Certification of Health Status and Current Immunization Status
- Certification in CPR: Healthcare Provider
Students are required to obtain program-prescribed uniform and associated items.
Fees: See Nursing Course Fees table for current fees.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course explores the concepts within health-illness-wellness, professional nursing practice, and the healthcare environment. It also integrates principles necessary to perform basic nursing skills in the adult patient and to demonstrate competence, caring, and advocacy nursing interventions. Knowledge, judgement, skills, and professional values in a legal/ethical framework are emphasized.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Upon completion of this course the student will:
- Utilize the nursing process in the implementation of nursing care for diverse patients experiencing health issues while employing skills and competencies related to selected physiological and psychosocial concepts;
- Communicate effectively with patients while incorporating advocacy and caring behaviors that recognize the unique, individual needs of patients;
- Integrate principles of information literacy and current technology in the documentation of patient care;
- Implement the nursing role within the interprofessional approach to patient care.
- Practice within the legal, ethical, and regulatory foundations of professional nursing practice.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Health Illness Wellness: Biophysical/Psychosocial
- Comfort - Sleep/Rest, End of Life, Pain
- Elimination - Bowel Incontinence/Constipation, Bladder Incontinence/Constipation
- Acid/Base Balance - Metabolic Alkalosis, Metabolic Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis, Respiratory Acidosis
- Tissue - Tissue Integrity, Pressure Injuries, Wound Healing
- Metabolism - Obesity
- Perfusion - Hypertension
- Infection - Urinary Track Infection
- Immunity - Immunizations
- Sensory Perception - Hearing Impairment
- Sexuality - Sexual Orientation
- Stress and Coping - Anxiety
- Grief and Loss - Grief across the lifespan
- Cognition - Confusion
- Culture - Age-Gender-Race
- Spirituality - Religion
- Family - Family Structure
- Professional Nursing Practice
- Communication - Informatics, SBAR
- Leadership and Management - Scope of Practice, Cultural Humility
- Safety - Environmental Control, Standard Precautions
- Nursing Judgement - Nursing Process
- Legal Issues - ANA Code of Ethics, Mandatory Reporting
- Healthcare Systems
- Quality Improvement - QSEN
- Health Care System - Health Care Delivery Systems
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Students satisfy the course learning goals via class discussion, case studies, simulation, written exams, NCLEX® style questions, and/or performance-based tasks and projects. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Current textbooks are listed on the student reference list in the course syllabus. All listed texts are on reserve in the library.
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Date Created/Revised by Department: March 2019/November 2020