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2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
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NU 4777 - Nursing Clinical Immersion II

0 lecture hours 3 lab hours 1 credits
Course Description
This course is the second of a two-part clinical immersion series. The course allows students to expand their use of the nursing process and gain experience with clients in a specialty area of nursing practice. Students will advance their abilities to function as safe, effective members and leaders of multidisciplinary health care teams. (prereq: C grade or better in NU 3777 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Provide competent, caring, holistic nursing care for clients experiencing multiple chronic health challenges through analytical use of the nursing process (Level 4, Nursing Care)
• Consistently employ effective communication with clients and multidisciplinary teams in a variety of healthcare settings (Level 4, Communication)
• Incorporate principles of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration to empower chronically ill clients and their families (Level 4, Health Concepts)
• Participates in the role of care coordinator and client advocate for clients experiencing multiple complex health challenges (Level 4, Professional Role)
• Demonstrates initiative to seek out new learning opportunitie4s and expand knowledge base establishing a pattern for lifelong learning (Level 4, Life-long Learning)
• Employ technology to integrate care for clients with complex health challenges (Level 4, Technology)
• Provide leadership when collaborating with multidisciplinary treatment team members, families and communities in assuming accountability for nursing care outcomes (Level 4, Leadership)
• Integrate critical thinking skills in developing, implementing and evaluating care for clients with multiple complex health challenges (Level 4, Critical Thinking)
Prerequisites by Topic
None appended.
Course Topics
None appended.
Laboratory Topics
• Clinical Focus - Acute Care
Coordinator
Jane Paige



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