NURS 311 - Nursing Interventions I

Units: 1
Introduction to the student to the basic interventions necessary to provide safe nursing care.

Prerequisites: B.S. Nursing major.
Co-requisites: NURS 310.
Equivalent Quarter Course: NURS 2022.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: CR/NC grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate basic nursing skills according to the performance criteria evaluation.
Demonstrate safe, compassionate, quality, nursing care by following the scope and standards of nursing practice.
Identify and report actual and potentially unsafe practices in the healthcare setting, as well take measures to prevent patient harm.
Recognize when it is appropriate to delegate foundation skills to assistive personnel.
Demonstrate appropriate electronic documentation of nursing skills.
Describe and demonstrate safe medication administration to an assigned patient with accuracy.
Demonstrate appropriate, accurate documentation of medication administration.
Describe and demonstrate various nursing procedures (e.g., wound care, urinary catheterization, feeding tube management, injections).