Course Code
PNUR 2430
Credits
1.50
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
10
Course
Clinical Procedures IV
Important Notice
This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.
Typically Offered
To be determined
Overview
Course Description
Students will continue to integrate all previously learned skills and will develop abilities to carry out procedures related to caring for clients with complex health challenges. In addition, students will practice advanced assessment skills within a laboratory setting.
Course Content
• neurological assessment
• urinary catheterization
• nasogastric insertion, maintenance and removal
• enterostomal therapy
• sterile dressing change (complex)
• seizure precautions
• oxygen administration - review
Learning Activities
Students will learn clinical procedure skills through a variety of means including lecture, observation, audio-visual aids, demonstration, simulations and case studies. Students will have an opportunity to practice skills in a laboratory setting.
Means of Assessment
The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a graded course.
Learning Outcomes
In this course the student will use the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing Curricular threads (wellness – illness continuum, Professional values, Professional caring and health care delivery system) and domains (person, environment, health, psychiatric nursing) to integrate knowledge, skills and attributes related to clinical procedures when caring for the person experiencing an episodic health challenge.
Textbook Materials
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for PNUR 2430 | |
|---|---|---|
| There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. | ||