NURS 109 Nursing Assistant Practicum

3 credits

This course will give students an opportunity to integrate the learning from Nursing Assistant Theory and Lab skills into the clinical environment caring for healthcare clients. Students will demonstrate safe client care through performance of nursing assistant skills in a healthcare environment. These skills include: infection control, vital sign measurement, safe transfer, ambulation and positioning and feeding patients. In addition the students will demonstrate accurate documenting, reporting and communication skills.

Prerequisites: ENGL 093 (or placement into ENGL 099 or higher)

Corequisites: NURS 107 and NURS 108

Quarters Offered: All

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Perform personal care for at least one client
Perform therapeutic communication with a culturally diverse population
Perform appropriate infection control procedures
Perform observation, reporting, and documentation skills
Perform proper and accurate measurement of vital signs, height and weight for the long term care client population
Perform proper body mechanics
Perform appropriate response to emergency situations
Perform beginning documentation of care
Identify Patient Care Plan and implement procedures as delegated by the supervising nurse

Total Hours: 60 Lab or Clinical Hours: 60