NU 247 - Lab for NU 246

Credit Hours: 5.5

College and clinical laboratory experiences are designed to assist the student in management of clients with acute/chronic health problems involving multiple systems. Care settings will include acute/chronic and rehabilitative facilities. Management/leadership skills will be incorporated into the clinical experiences.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student will:

utilize the concepts of health restoration, acute/complex in caring for clients;
show awareness of the influence of the stages of maturity in clients requiring health restoration, acute/complex;
show awareness of cultural beliefs and lifestyle behaviors that influence clients requiring health restoration, acute/complex;
demonstrate caring behaviors in the clinical setting;
utilize therapeutic communication with selected clients;
apply critical thinking skills to caring for the client requiring health restoration, acute/complex;
utilize principles of infection control in the clinical setting;
apply the steps of the nursing process in caring for clients requiring health restoration, acute/complex;
utilize library and multimedia resources;
utilize leadership skills in the clinical setting;
practice effective health teaching in the clinical setting;
demonstrate skill in designated nursing procedures; and
select health/community resources available for the client requiring health restoration, acute/complex.

Prerequisites: NU 116, NU 117 or NU 120, NU 127, NU 128, NU 236, NU 237, with minimum grade of “C”.
Corequisites: NU 238, NU 246.
F/S (C, N)