Clinical Procedures IV

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
PNUR 3430
Descriptive
Clinical Procedures IV
Department
Nursing - Psychiatric
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
1.50
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
10
Contact Hours
2.0
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Lab
Learning Activities

Students will learn clinical procedure skills through a variety of means including lecture, observation, audio-visual aids, demonstration, simulations and case studies. Students will have an opportunity to practice skills in a laboratory setting.

Course Description
Students will continue to integrate all previously learned skills and will develop abilities to carry out procedures related to caring for clients with complex health challenges. In addition, students will practice advanced assessment skills within a laboratory setting.
Course Content
  • complex wound care
  • sterile glove technique
  • nasogastric insertion, maintenance and removal
  • care and maintenance of enteric tubes
  • providing nutrition and medication via enteric tubes
  • use and care of feeding pumps
  • enterostomal therapy
  • orophanrygeal, nasopharyngeal  and nasotracheal suctioning
  • care of the permanent tracheostomy
  • pediatric medication preparation and administration
  • urinary catheterization
  • catheter irrigation and continuous bladder irrigation
  • neurological assessment
  • care of client with restraints
  • blood transfusion (theory)
  • documentation
Learning Outcomes

In this course the student will use the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing Curricular threads (wellness – illness continuum, Professional values, Professional caring and health care delivery system) and domains (person, environment, health, psychiatric nursing) to integrate knowledge, skills and attributes related to clinical procedures when caring for the person experiencing an episodic health challenge.

Means of Assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

 

This is a graded course.

Textbook Materials

A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.

Prerequisites

PNUR 3301, PNUR 3321, PNUR 3330. PNUR 3350, and PNUR 3361

Students in the BSPN program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.