NURS 135 - Role Transition to Nursing Process

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course will assist licensed practical nurses (LPN’s) and other advanced standing students with the transition into the nursing program at Butler County Community College. Fundamentals of safe, ethical, and legal nursing will be reviewed.  Opportunities to review nursing skills and practice documentation of nursing care are provided using electronic resources.

Prerequisite Current, valid PA LPN licensure, or prior coursework equivalent to NURS 101.Corequisite BIOL 131, PSYC 201, PHED 125, and NURS 141.

Taylor, C., Lynn, p., & Barlett, J. (2019). Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.  

Cuellar, E. Tina (ed.) HESI Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN Exam, 6th ed., St. Louis: ELSEVIER, 2020.  

Lippincott. Nursing 2022 Drug Handbook, 40th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019.  

Lynn, Pamela. Taylor’s Handbook of Clinical Nursing Skills, 5th ed., Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2019.  

Electronic Resources for NURS 101:  

DocuCare by Lippincott  

Evolve: RN HESI patient reviews and Case studies 

CoursePoint+ for Taylor: Fundamentals of Nursing  

CoursePoint+ for Lynn: Clinical Nursing Skills  

CoursePoint for Buchholz: Henke’s Med-Math  

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Discuss the principles that promote quality and safety when performing basic nursing skills according to current standards of practice. 

B. Recognize nursing actions that demonstrate caring. 

C. Describe essential aspects of therapeutic communication techniques needed in the RN role. 

D. Employ the nursing process to develop individualized concept maps and care plans for patients presented in case studies. 

E. Develop a clinical question using the PICO format as an appropriate tool for evidence-based practice. 

F. Identify common health promotion needs of individuals in a variety of health care settings. G.Explain the principles of safe delegation and coordination of patient care.

G. Explain the principles of safe delegation and coordination of patient care.

H.Explain the importance of professionalism in the role of the nurse. 

I. Develop a teaching plan appropriate for a specific patient need.  

J.Describe the role of the nurse in delegating and coordinating patient care. 

K.Demonstrate use of electronic resources for documenting nursing care and completing assigned research.  

Content
A. Professional accountability in the RN Role 

B. Legal issues in nursing practice 

C. Nursing process/critical thinking in nursing practice 

D. Communication and caring in nursing practice 

E. Psychosocial basis for nursing practice 

F. Scientific basis for safe, evidence-based nursing practice 

G. Fundamental nursing skills 

H. Health promotion 

I. Physical assessment 

J. Nursing care of the older adult 

K. Concepts of loss 

Student Evaluation
Course evaluation will be based on examinations and written/oral assignments. Students must pass a comprehensive final exam to enter NURS 102 in the spring semester. 

Bibliography
Alfaro-Lefevre, Rosalinda. Applying Nursing Process: A Tool for Critical Thinking. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2014. 

Carpenito, L. Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis. 14th ed. Philadelphia, 2012. 

Chenevert, M. Mosby’s Tour Guide to Nursing School: A Student’s Road Survival Kit. 6th ed. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 2010. 

Falvo, Donna. Effective Patient Education. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett, 2010. 

Fundamentals of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2012. 

Gahart, Betty. 2014 Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. 30th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2013. 

Hudacek, S. Making a Difference: Stories from the Point of Care. Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, 2005. 

Knowlden, V. The Communication of Caring in Nursing. Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, 2000. 

Lewis, S. et al. Clinical Companion to Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. 8th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby, 2011. 

 Wilson, Susan and Jean Giddens. Health Assessment for Nursing Practice.  5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2012.