NURS 2220 - Integrated Nursing Practice

• Analyze and appropriately apply laws and rules governing nursing in practice setting.
• Apply and practice nursing principles of practice and nursing process to provide nursing care that promotes and supports the emotional, mental and social well-being of the client and family/significant others experiencing stressful events.
• Apply and perform nursing principles of safe and effective practice and nursing process to assess, evaluate, and utilize critical thinking analysis for wellness promotion, disease prevention, and client education with special focus on populations.
• Compare and contrast the scope of practice and responsibilities of nurses in a variety of settings.
• Demonstrate safe and accurate technical skills in both the clinical setting and simulation.
• Design therapeutic interventions, which are supported by appropriate current trends and evidence based practice.
• Discuss and apply professional standards for error and injury prevention for the client of any age.
• Discuss the role of health promotion programs, and community health screenings to promote strategies for clients of any age.
• Evaluate effectiveness of critical thinking based upon problem resolution within a timely manner.
• Evaluate professional behaviors in self and others.
• Evaluate the appropriateness and accuracy of medication order.
• Explore options for employment and professional development and prepare for the RN employment search.
• Integrate ethical, legal, and economic concepts essential to professional nursing practice and the delivery of care in diverse clinical settings.
• Investigate management/leadership skills expected of a registered nurse.
• Manage care for a group of clients.
• Perform advanced nursing skills with minimal supervision.
• Relate and interpret steps of the nursing process to facilitate the management and implementation of safe and effective care for the client of any age.
• Utilize critical thinking and knowledge to evaluate, plan and optimize wellness for the client of all ages and diverse cultures.
• Utilize critical thinking and knowledge to evaluate, plan and optimize wellness for the client of all ages and various family structures and dynamics.
• Utilize knowledge and assessment skills to evaluate the client’s needs for disease prevention through critical thinking and wellness strategies including prevention strategies and health maintenance visits for the client of any age.
• Utilize knowledge and critical thinking to apply learned skills to reduce the likelihood that clients will develop complications or health problems related to existing conditions, treatments, or procedures.