NURS 1245 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 2A

Credit Hours: 1.50

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.

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.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

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