Nursing Practice: Beginning Client Care
Curriculum guideline
189 hours/15 weeks
Faculty will facilitate the student's integration of nursing theory and promote the development of critical inquiry, clinical reasoning and judgement through learning activities such as decision-making analysis, discussion, reflective writing, and practice appraisal.
Role of the Nurse
- Clinician
- Professional
- Communicator
- Collaborator
- Coordinator
- Leader
- Advocate
- Educator
- Scholar
Nursing Process
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
BCCNM
- Entry-level Competencies
- Professional Standards
- Practice Standards
- Scope of Practice: Standards, Limits, and Conditions
CNA Code of Ethics
Upon the successful completion of the course, students will be able, with assistance, to:
1. Apply the BSN Department's Conceptual Framework including:
- Curriculum themes (critical inquiry, leadership, and relational practice);
- Curriculum threads (health promotion, interprofessional collaboration, teaching and learning, nursing art and science, and health);
- The ethic of care;
2. Integrate concurrent nursing theory, concepts, and knowledge into clinical practices;
3. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and judgment to provide safe, competent, ethical, compassionate, and evidence-informed care as outlined in the BCCNM Entry-level Competencies;
4. Demonstrate culturally safe, trauma and violence-informed practices as they relate to the diversity of the individual's lived experience, including the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual care.
This is a mastery course. The means of assessment are consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the evaluative components of the course.
The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the required textbooks and materials that students must purchase.
Students in the BSN program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.
Students must complete all clinical requirements before the first day of clinical practice, or access to the clinical site will be denied. The Health Authorities and Public Health orders mandate the clinical requirements, which will be communicated by the program to each student.