NURS 240 Advanced Skills Lab III

2 credits

This course teaches advanced medical surgical nursing evidence-based practice within the laboratory and simulation environment. Students apply critical thinking, prioritize care, refine nursing skills, and practice collaborative and therapeutic communication. Simulations and skills will entail complex health disturbances and scenarios to engage students with enhanced problem solving and practice.

Prerequisites: NURS 221 and NURS 225

Corequisites: NURS 241 and NURS 242

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

Evaluate nursing care involving life and death decisions within evidence-based, ethical, and legal frameworks
Facilitate therapeutic communication with patients and families
Analyze nursing diagnoses, implementation, and evaluation using assessment tools and nursing process while incorporating theoretical principals and pathophysiology to prioritize care
Apply subjective and objective data collection, nursing diagnosis, care implementation, and evaluation using assessment tools, nursing process and theoretical principals to prioritize care
Collaborate and role play safe and effective communication among health team members, family, and patient within a rapidly changing clinical simulation scenario

Total Hours: 30 Lecture Hours: 10 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20