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.
- complex wound care
- sterile glove technique
- nasogastric insertion, maintenance and removal
- care and maintenance of enteric tubes
- providing nutrition and medication via enteric tubes
- use and care of feeding pumps
- enterostomal therapy
- orophanrygeal, nasopharyngeal and nasotracheal suctioning
- care of the permanent tracheostomy
- pediatric medication preparation and administration
- urinary catheterization
- catheter irrigation and continuous bladder irrigation
- neurological assessment
- care of client with restraints
- blood transfusion (theory)
- documentation
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.
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.
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.