NURS 1245 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 2A

Credit Hours: 1.50

II. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
V. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society

Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:

1. Analyze and apply the critical components of evidence-based nursing practice.

Course Outcome:

1. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to define evidence‐based practice and describe examples that apply to patients with physiologic nursing problems.

Course Objectives: The student will:

1. The student will describe the nursing care of culturally‐diverse patients experiencing problems related to wounds.
2. The student will describe the nursing care of culturally‐diverse patients experiencing problems related to fluid and electrolyte balance
3. The student will describe the nursing care of culturally‐diverse patients experiencing problems related to pain.
4. The student will describe the nursing care of culturally‐diverse patients experiencing problems related to oxygenation.
5. The student will describe the nursing care of culturally‐diverse patients experiencing problems related to diabetes mellitus.
6. The student will describe the nursing care of culturally‐diverse patients experiencing problems related to middle adulthood.

MCC Common Degree Outcomes:

I. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
II. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.

Program Outcome/Student Learning Outcome:

2. Recognize quality improvement strategies as an integral component of nursing practice.

Course Outcome:

2. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify national patient safety goals and quality indicators for patients with physiologic nursing problems.

Course Objectives: The student will:

1. The student will identify quality indicators for patients with problems related to wounds, pain, and diabetes mellitus.
2. The student will recall regulatory standards and legal and ethical principles that affect nursing documentation.

1. Wounds
   1. Reactions of the body to trauma
   2. Factors affecting wound healing
   3. Pressure ulcers
   4. Wound assessment
   5. Nursing diagnosis
   6. Nursing interventions
   7. Quality standards
      1. Assessment
      2. Staging
      3. Documentation
2. Fluid/Electrolyte Balance
   1. Factors affecting fluid and electrolyte balance
   2. Fluid volume excess
   3. Fluid volume deficit
   4. Electrolyte imbalances
   5. Subjective findings
   6. Objective findings
   7. Nursing diagnosis
   8. Nursing interventions
3. Pain
   1. Physiological and emotional aspects of pain
   2. Cultural influences
   3. Chronic vs. acute pain
   4. Pain assessment
   5. Nursing diagnosis
   6. Non‐pharmacologic interventions
   7. Pharmacologic interventions
      1. Opioids
      2. NSAIDS
   8. Quality standards
      1. Rating scales
      2. Goal setting
      3. Assessment/reassessment
4. Oxygenation
   1. Factors affecting respiration
   2. Assessing oxygenation
   3. Promoting oxygenation
   4. Oxygen delivery systems/oxygen therapy
   5. Tracheotomy
   6. Medications
      1. Cough
      2. Inhalers
      3. Antihistamines
5. Diabetes Mellitus
   1. Pathophysiology
   2. Clinical manifestations
   3. Nursing diagnosis
   4. Nursing interventions
   5. Pharmacologic interventions
      1. Insulin
      2. Oral agents
   6. Quality standards of care
6. Middle Adulthood
   1. Biologic development
   2. Psychosocial development
   3. Developmental issues
7. Documentation
   1. Purposes
   2. Types
   3. Methods/rules
   4. Legal and ethical principles
   5. Regulatory requirements
   6. Acceptable abbreviations