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Dec 17, 2024
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NPT 260AW - Basic Nursing Care of the Adult Client ACredits: 4 Instructional Contact Hours: 4
Facilitates learning opportunities in the areas of gastroenterology, hematology, cardiology, oncology and respiratory with emphasis on critical thinking in basic to complex nursing care. This theory course has a concurrent lab course.
Prerequisite(s): NPT 115W, NPT 115LW , NPT 116W, NPT 116LW, NPT 119W and NPT 119LW each with a minimum grade of a "C" (2.0) Corequisite(s): NPT 260ALW, CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN CURRENT FEE COURSE REQUIRED - Must be taken at the same time as this course. Lecture Hours: 60 Lab Hours: 0 Meets MTA Requirement: None Pass/NoCredit: No
Outcomes and Objectives - Demonstrate Human Flourishing, Nursing Judgment, and Spirit of Inquiry while developing Professional Identity as an ADN to improve the quality of care for patients, families, and communities.
- Analyze potential consequences for patients when applying the ethical decision-making process.
- Analyze information and applies agency policies and procedures in plan of care.
- Organize and collaborate with the patient to provide health care that incorporates diverse values/practices.
- Use and evaluate knowledge of holistic influences when providing care in adult medical-surgical patients.
- Examine and apply nursing literature in clinical decision making.
- Analyze and interpret assessment data to formulate priority nursing diagnoses for adult medical-surgical patients with complex needs.
- Implement individualized plan of care with short- and long-term goals and constructs adjustments to plan.
- Evaluate goals and revise plan of care.
- Develop and implement individualized patient-centered teaching, applying teaching/learning principles based on patient's strengths and barriers.
- Maintain professional nursing behaviors.
- Value contributions of standardization and reliability for quality and safety.
- Administer and evaluate enteral, topical, intramuscular, subcutaneous and intravenous medications with the required supervision, adhering to Medication Administration Assessment Tool.
- Utilize therapeutic communication to promote relationship-centered care while maintaining confidentiality.
- Determine need for patient advocacy and proposes strategies to help patients make informed decisions.
- Identify components of delegation in clinical situations, and delegate appropriately with RN supervision.
- Collaborate with peers and other members of the health care team to achieve quality patient care.
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