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General Information
- Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
- NURS D204.
- Course Title (CB02)
- Nursing Laboratory Skills for Gerontology 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 geriatric populations: intravenous push medication administration, application of soft restraints, performing advanced sterile procedures and maintaining central intravenous catheters. 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 geriatric clinical 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
- 0.5
- Maximum Credit Units
- 0.5
Weekly Student Hours
| Type | In Class | Out of Class |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture Hours | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Laboratory Hours | 1.5 | 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
- 18.0
- Total
- 18.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
- Lecture
- 0.0
- Laboratory
- 0.0
- NA
- 0.0
- Total
- 0.0
Prerequisite(s)
NURS D094L (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: administration of nonparenteral medications, aseptic techniques, vital signs and verification of nasogastric tube placement
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 the older adult in the acute clinical setting.
- Perform clinical nursing skills as outlined in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet for geriatric patients.
CSLOs
- Demonstrate competency in the management of central intravenous catheter procedures,intravenous push medications, soft restraints and advanced sterile procedures.
Outline
- Demonstrate safe implementation of nursing skills for the older adult in the acute clinical setting.
- Review the safety principles related to clinical nursing skills: central intravenous catheter procedures, intravenous push medications,soft restraints and advanced sterile procedures.
- Utilize the nursing skills lab equipment and manikins to practice clinical nursing skills: central intravenous catheter procedures,intravenous push medications, soft restraints and advanced sterile procedures.
- Perform clinical nursing skills as outlined in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Nursing Skills Packet for geriatric patients.
- 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 geriatric patients: intravenous push medication administration, application of soft restraints, performing advanced sterile procedures and maintaining central intravenous catheters.
