Nursing Skills
Course Number: 31543302
Credits: 3.00
Course Description
31-543-302 NURSING SKILLS ...focuses on development of evidence-based clinical skills and physical assessment across the lifespan. Content includes mathematical calculations and conversions related to clinical skills. In addition the course includes techniques related to obtaining a health history and basic physical assessment skills using a body systems approach. (Prerequisites: Accepted into Practical Nursing Program; Corequisites: 10-801-136, English Composition 1; 10-809-188, Developmental Psych; 31-543-303, Nursing Pharmacology; 31-543-101, Nursing Fundamentals; 31-543-304, Intro to Clinical Practice; 31-806-312, Anatomy/Structure-Function)
Course Typically Offered
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Credit for Prior Learning
Course Competencies
- Use aseptic technique
- Perform mathematical calculations related to clinical practice
- Provide wound care
- Measure blood pressure
- Manage oxygen therapy
- Perform tracheostomy care and suctioning procedures (oral, nasal, pharyngeal, and tracheostomy)
- Demonstrate specimen collection procedures
- Maintain enteral tubes (feeding, irrigation, suction)
- Administer medications via the enteral route (oral/tube/rectal)
- Administer medications via the parenteral routes (Intradermal/Subcutaneous/Intramuscular)
- Administer medications via topical, transdermal, eye, ear, inhalation, and vaginal routes
- Manage intravenous therapy
- Facilitate alternative methods of elimination (urinary and bowel)
- Obtain a health history
- Perform a general survey assessment
- Perform an integumentary assessment
- Perform a musculoskeletal assessment
- Perform a head/neck assessment
- Perform a basic eye/ear assessment
- Perform a basic neurological assessment
- Perform a basic respiratory assessment
- Perform a basic cardiovascular assessment
- Perform an abdominal assessment