Dec 30, 2024  
2024-2025 Course Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Course Catalog
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PNN 229 - Foundations of Nursing II

Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 3
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
This course is a continuation of Foundations of Nursing I. Focus is on the care of patients across the lifespan with health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. The course provides a decision-making framework, through the nursing process, to assist students in developing effective clinical judgment skills. Students integrate pathophysiology, pharmacology, and nutrition with concepts of evidenced-based practice, patient-centered care, safety, and professionalism.
Prerequisite: BIO 168  , BIO 173  , ENG 105  , PSY 121  , PNN 108  , PNN 151  , PNN 159  , MAT 156  
Prerequisite OR Corequisite:  PNN 228  
Corequisite:  PNN 230  
Competencies
 

  1. Model holistic care
    1. Choose nursing interventions based on client conditions and preferences
    2. Plan care for clients experiencing life transitions
  2. Demonstrate professional behaviors of an entry-level nurse
    1. Illustrate nursing values, ethics, and knowledge
    2. Relate education to client and support system
  3. Utilize therapeutic communication
    1. Model therapeutic techniques
    2. Develop a therapeutic environment
  4. Take part in collaborative nursing care
    1. Identify relevant client data to communicate
    2. Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team
  5. Choose measures that promote safe and effective nursing care
    1. Identify the risk to client safety and
    2. Utilize appropriate safety precautions
    3. Demonstrate principles of infection control
  6. Distinguish the influence of diagnostic findings on client care
    1. Summarize the nurse’s role in the performance of diagnostic procedures
    2. Interpret diagnostic findings and compare findings to client condition
    3. Relate provider orders to diagnostic results
  7. Construct a plan to care for multiple clients
    1. Prioritize clients based on condition and priority setting framework
    2. Organize tasks to manage time effectively
  8. Adapt the clinical judgment model to provide care to diverse client populations
    1. Justify nursing interventions based on client condition
    2. Prioritize evidenced-based solutions to deliver safe client care

Competencies Revised Date: AY2025



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