NURS 456L - Nursing Care of Adults III Lab

1 Credits
30 Contact Hours
This course is the third of medical-surgical lab learning experiences. This course provides opportunities to practice safe patient care for adult patients in a laboratory setting. Students practice situationally-relevant technical skills used in the care of medical-surgical adult patients with advanced health alterations. Additionally, students work in teams to provide collaborative nursing care in high-fidelity simulation scenarios. This course emphasizes principles of patient safety, communication, teamwork and the development of clinical judgment. This course requires 30 contact hours.

Note: This course is restricted to special situation transfer nursing students who have been granted advanced standing as a senior nursing student.
Grade Note(s): A grade of B- or better is required to pass this course.
Component Corequisite(s): NURS 456, NURS 456L, and NURS 456C . The lecture, lab(L), and clinical(C) components of each NURS course must be successfully completed during the same semester. All component corequisites must be repeated if a failing grade is received in any one of them.
Prerequisite(s): Special situation transfer nursing students who have been granted advanced standing as a senior nursing student.
Course Learning Outcomes:

Reflect critically on their actions and decisions made in the simulated care environment.
Perform situationally-relevant nursing and health assessment skills in the simulated care of adult patients according to current professional practice standards.
Exhibit developing to accomplished clinical judgment when making clinical decisions in a simulated care environment.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the interprofessional team to promote collaboration, quality, and safety for optimal outcomes in the simulated care environment.