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NURS 117 Skills Lab I

2 credits
This course introduces the nursing student to the process and rationale of basic nursing skills and procedures. It includes didactic instruction and supervised practice of basic nursing skills in a laboratory environment. 

Prerequisites: BIOL& 241 BIOL& 242 BIOL& 260 , CHEM& 121 , any CMST& course, ENGL& 101 MATH& 146 NUTR& 101 , and PSYC& 200  

Corequisites: NURS 110 NURS 111 NURS 112 NURS 113 NURS 114 , and NURS 129  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Integrate evidence-based knowledge to make sound clinical judgements reflective of safe practice standards.
  • Apply the concepts of leadership, management, quality improvement, and patient safety in the delivery of patient care
  • Communicate effectively and accurately through verbal, written, and electronic mediums.
  • Plan and provide safe, inclusive, equitable, effective, and financially responsible nursing care through the appropriate utilization of available resources.
  • Incorporate the concepts and competencies reflected in the LWTech

Total Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40