NURS 242 Medical Surgical Nursing III Practicum

5 credits

This course provides opportunities for students to work in an acute care setting with clients manifesting multi-faceted physiological, mental, and social health disturbances.

Prerequisites: NURS 221, NURS 222, NURS 225, and NURS 226

Corequisites: NURS 241

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: 100 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 100