NU 4701 - Application of Nursing Care Concepts to Clients with Complex Chronic Health Challenges

• 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 therapeutic 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)
• Integrate how caring for clients with complex chronic health challenges has impacted his/her philosophy of nursing (Level 4, History and Professional Role)
• Demonstrates initiative to seek out new learning opportunities and expand knowledge base establishing a pattern for lifelong learning (Level 4, Life-long Learning)
• Develop personal goals for professional development (Level 3, Professional Role)
• Employ technology to integrate care for clients with complex health challenges (Level 3, Technology)
• Provide leadership when collaborating with multidisciplinary 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)
• Synthesize research findings from the humanities and sciences into professional nursing practice that is appropriate for clients with complex health challenges (Level 4, Knowledge Development)

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• Psychomotor Skills: Skill Review
• Simulations: Care of patient with acute coronary syndrome, Care of patient with decompensated heart failure, end of life
• Clinical Focus: Acute care: Pediatrics or adult