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General Information
- Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
- NURS D203.
- Course Title (CB02)
- Nursing Laboratory Skills for Pediatric and Reproductive Health Nursing
- Course Credit Status
- Credit - Not Degree Applicable
- Effective Term
- Fall 2021
- Course Description
- This course provides the student with nursing skills practice in a campus laboratory setting.
- Faculty Requirements
- Course Family
- Not Applicable
Course Justification
This is a stand-alone course that was developed based on input from our advisory committee and the requirements of the California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). This course is offered so that students can practice skills for pediatric and perinatal populations: assessment of pediatric fluid volume status, neonatal vital signs, neurovascular status, deep tendon reflexes, and uterine status. The equipment needed by the students cannot be accessed outside the nursing skills lab setting. Students must be competent in these skills before performing them in the pediatric or perinatal setting.
Foothill Equivalency
- Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
- No
- Foothill Course ID
Formerly Statement
Course Development Options
- Basic Skill Status (CB08)
- Course is not a basic skills course.
- Grade Options
- Pass/No Pass
- Repeat Limit
- 0
Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options
- Transferability
- Not transferable
Units and Hours
Summary
- Minimum Credit Units
- 1.0
- Maximum Credit Units
- 1.0
Weekly Student Hours
| Type | In Class | Out of Class |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture Hours | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Laboratory Hours | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Course Student Hours
- Course Duration (Weeks)
- 12.0
- Hours per unit divisor
- 36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
- Lecture
- 0.0
- Laboratory
- 36.0
- Total
- 36.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
- Lecture
- 0.0
- Laboratory
- 0.0
- NA
- 0.0
- Total
- 0.0
Prerequisite(s)
NURS D093L or NURS D93AL (may be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s)
Advisory(ies)
Limitation(s) on Enrollment
Entrance Skill(s)
General Course Statement(s)
Methods of Instruction
Facilitate laboratory practice to familiarize students with clinical procedures
Direct laboratory practice to provide opportunity for skill mastery
Assignments
- Practice safe performance of the specific nursing skills in the lab.
- Practice the legal documentation of the skill performed.
- Practice psychomotor clinical nursing skills outlined in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet: pediatric fluid volume assessment, neonatal vital signs, neurovascular assessment, assessment of deep tendon reflexes and uterine assessment.
Methods of Evaluation
- Demonstrates skill competency in final skills evaluation per critical element checklist.
- Completes legal documentation of performed skills following standards of nursing practice requirements.
Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities
Essential Student Materials:Â
- Watch with second hand, stethoscope, and scissors
- Nursing laboratory with equipment for skill practice
Examples of Primary Texts and References
| Author | Title | Publisher | Date/Edition | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter, Perry, Stockert & Hall. "Fundamentals of Nursing", 9th ed. 2017. Elsevier. | ||||
| °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet (on student nurse website) |
Examples of Supporting Texts and References
| Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Skills DVDs and videos in nursing resource lab. |
Learning Outcomes and Objectives
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate safe implementation of nursing skills for assessment of the pediatric and perinatal patients.
- Perform clinical nursing skills as outlined in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet for pediatric and perinatal populations.
CSLOs
- Demonstrate comprehensive assessments related to the pediatric and the perinatal patient.
Outline
- Demonstrate safe implementation of nursing skills for assessment of the pediatric and perinatal patients.
- Review the safety principles related to clinical nursing skills: fluid volume assessment, neonatal vital signs and neurovascular assessment.
- Review the safety principles related to clinical nursing skills: deep tendon reflexes and uterine assessment.
- Perform clinical nursing skills as outlined in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet for pediatric and perinatal populations.
- Integrate theories of medical and surgical asepsis into the practice of clinical nursing skills.
- Perform clinical nursing skills, including all the critical elements of each skill, as outlined in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet for pediatric and perinatal: assessment of pediatric fluid volume status, neonatal vital signs, neurovascular status, deep tendon reflexes and uterine status.
