NURS 323 - Nursing Care of Adults I Practice

Units: 4
This clinical practicum course provides students with nursing practice experience in a variety of settings, including simulation.

Prerequisites: All of: NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313, NURS 314, NURS 315, NURS 316, NURS 317.
Co-requisites: NURS 320, NURS 321 and NURS 322.
Credit Restrictions: Repeated course may not count toward Major requirements.

Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 8 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: 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:

Design and deliver nursing care to restore and maintain health for patients taking into account safety and physiologic, psycho-emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs.
Use the steps of the nursing process to provide care for patients in a variety of clinical settings.
Develop critical thinking skills to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate care of patients in the clinical setting.
Identify a problem/question in the clinical setting amenable to nursing research.
Demonstrate responsibility/accountability to design/deliver and evaluate nursing care for health restoration and maintenance of patients in clinical settings.
Apply communication and collaboration skills in the development of partnerships with patients, families, and interdisciplinary health care professionals.
Demonstrate professional behaviors consistent with ANA Code for Professional Nurses in interactions with clients, family members, colleagues, and the public in various clinical settings.