Learning Laboratories and Simulation as a Foundation in Nursing Education
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FinalNUR300Syllabus.docxNUR 300 Course Syllabus
Foundations of Nursing I
Course Description: Foundations of Nursing provides’ an introduction to the applied science of nursing care. Content focuses on clinical judgment, nursing principles, nursing interventions, and providing culturally competent care. The biological, physical, social, spiritual and behavioral sciences form the foundations for acute care nursing interventions with the emphasis on safe and effective nursing practices. (9 quarter credit hours; 160 contact)
40 hours class/didactic (4 per week) – Monday and Wednesday 9:00am-11:00am
60 lab/simulation (6 per week) – Monday and Wednesday 12:00pm-3:00pm
60 clinical – Thursday – Time TBA
Course Objectives (CO’s): By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify aspects of critical thinking important to the communication process.
2. Analyze the influence of age and culture on nursing care.
3. Utilize patient care scenarios to apply the nursing process in developing a plan of care.
4. Identify legal and ethical principles regarding delivery of nursing care.
5. Explain knowledge of nursing principles that facilitate health and healing.
6. Assess the roles of the professional nurse in health care settings.
7. Assess evidence-based practices delivering holistic, patient-centered nursing care.
8. Develop accurate, safe performance of basic nursing concepts and skills.
Course Topics to be Covered:
The Nursing Process
Infection Control
Patient Safety/Mobility
Skin Integrity
Wound Healing
Communication
Patient Education
Documentation
Health Promotion
Nutrition
Bowel Elimination
Oxygenation
Legal and Ethical Issues
Cultural Competency
Sensory Perceptual Awareness
Pain Management
Skill Groups to be Covered
Handwashing and universal precautions
Bathing and hygiene
Occupied and unoccupied bedmaking
Positioning, ambulating, transferring
Vital signs, pulse oximetry, blood glucose monitoring
Sterile technique, Sterile gloving
Basic wound care and dressing change
Oral and Topical Medications
Class and Lab Schedule
