NRSG 131 - Fundamentals of Nursing Laboratory

Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): BIOH 104, M 120, PSYX 100, WRIT 101, and acceptance into the Practical Nursing program.
Corequisite(s): NRSG 130.
This lab is an integration of clinical skills performance using health care scenarios which focus on implementation of the nursing process, clinical decision making, and caring interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team in a variety of health care settings. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Demonstrate skills essential to the practical nurse role with a safe, patient-centered, caring approach utilizing the nursing process and evidenced based interventions in a lab environment.
Demonstrate effective communication skills to establish a therapeutic relationship in a variety patient scenarios in a lab environment.
Utilize sound nursing judgement in the provision of culturally and ethnically sensitive nursing care for patient scenarios in a lab environment.
Demonstrate concepts learned in NRSG 130 in a lab setting.