STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Demonstrate, at a basic level safe, quality, patient-centered nursing care considering research, evidence, and patient preferences as the basis for the care of adults with common health alterations requiring various medical/surgical interventions.

 2. Utilize basic level critical thinking and clinical judgment needed to make patient-centered care decisions.

 3. Identify performance improvement/quality improvement activities used to improve care for adult patients experiencing common health alterations requiring various medical/surgical interventions.

 4. Demonstrate, at a beginning level, the Practical Nurse's role in collaboration with healthcare team members, the patient, and the patient's support persons to facilitate effective patient care when caring for adult patients experiencing common health alterations requiring medical/surgical interventions.

 5. Use, at a beginning level, information technology to support and communicate the planning and provision of patient care.

 6. Explain ways to manage care for adult patients experiencing common health alterations requiring medical/surgical interventions through the process of planning, organizing, and directing.

 7. Explain the scope of practice of the Practical Nurse incorporating professional, legal, and ethical guidelines when caring for adult patients experiencing common health alterations requiring medical/surgical interventions.

 8. Explain a culture of caring and how to provide support, compassion and culturally-competent, holistic care for adult patients experiencing common health alterations requiring medical/surgical interventions.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Major program concepts as applied by the student at a basic level, including care for the adult patient experiencing common health altercations requiring medical/surgical interventions:

 a. Safe, quality, patient-centered care

 b. Research and evidence-based care

 c. Culture of caring

 d. Critical thinking and clinical judgment

 e. Performance improvement/quality improvement

 f. Collaboration/teamwork

 g. Information technology/ patient technology

 h. Role and scope of practice for Practical Nursing in the larger context of Nursing Practice

 

 II. Practice concepts of practical nursing in a clinical setting including:

 a. Teaching and learning

 b. Identification of community resources

 c. Health maintenance and promotion

 d. Pain management

 e. Nursing process

 f. Communication techniques

 

 III. Care of adult patients experiencing common health alterations requiring medical/surgical interventions.