Nursing - NURS 250

Course Description

This capstone course emphasizes comprehensive application of the nursing process and critical thinking skills while utilizing evidence-based principles of nursing to care for groups of complex clients within the registered nurse scope of practice. Theoretical content focuses on community health nursing, disaster preparedness/terrorism, health policy, principles of leadership, management, research, quality improvement and delegation as well as issues related to licensure and employment for the registered nurse. Clinical experiences are provided in acute and community settings utilizing an interdisciplinary collaborative approach.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Explore the role of the nurse in community health and community settings.
• Determine the effects of legal issues, health policy and politics on nursing practice.
• Utilize computerized testing to prepare to write the NCLEX-RN.
• Apply the nursing process to situations involving disasters/terrorism.
• Examine research, continuous quality improvement, institutional safety processes and quality and safety education of nurses (QSEN) to improve nursing practice.
• Analyze principles of leadership, management, customer service and delegation as utilized in managing care for groups of clients.
• Establish advanced communication and conflict resolution techniques related to teamwork, collaboration and provision of client care.
• Explore the concept of reality shock and employment strategies for transition from student to the professional registered nurse role.
• Demonstrate designated clinical competencies.
• Demonstrate proficiency with medication dosage calculations.
• Demonstrate proficiency on select standardized computer assessments.

Course Schedule