Science of Nursing M

Unit 1: Teamwork and Communication

-Teamwork/ Team building

-Communication

-Technology

*Patient monitoring

*Improve patient care

*Communication services

*Electronic Medical

Records/Documentation

Unit 2: Nursing Careers

-The tiers of nursing careers and the

associated licensures:

*Patient care technician (PCT)

*Certified nursing assistant (CNA)

*Unlicensed assistant personnel (UAP)

*Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)

*Associate degree nurse - registered

nurse (ADN RN)

*Bachelor of Science - registered nurse

(BSN RN)

*Advanced practice registered nurse

(APRN)

*Certified registered nurse anesthetist

(CRNA)

*Certified nurse midwife (CNM), certified

nurse practitioner (CNP)

*Certified clinical nurse specialist (CNS)

-Describe, list qualifications, and the role of

each tier of the nursing careers to include:

*Scope of Practice

*Work setting

*Nursing credentials and requirements

*Nursing specialty options

Unit 3: Nursing process

-Steps of a basic patient intake interview

-Visual and physical head-to-toe

assessment

-Vital signs

*Equipment

*Baseline homeostasis

*Values outside of normal ranges

-Patient care plan

*Subjective and objective data

*Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implement

and Evaluate (ADPIE)

*Subjective, Objective, Assess, Plan,

Implement, and Evaluate (SOAPIE)

*Impact of nursing interventions

Unit 4: Understanding the person

-Assist the patient to reach optimal

physiological, social, mental, emotional,

spiritual, cultural, and environmental

wellness.

-Wellness versus illness related to human

growth and development

-Patient care needs using theories such

as:

*Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs,

*Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial

Development

*Jean Piaget’s Theory of Child

Development,

* Lev Vygotsky’s Contemporary

Theories on Development

-Educate patients, family members, or

caregivers:

*In managing disabilities or illnesses

*Using medical devices in an outpatient

setting

Unit 5: First aid and emergency care

-Role of the nurse in providing first aid

and emergency care

-Basic Life Support(BLS)

-Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

-First Aid

-Mental Health First Aid

Unit 6: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

-Performing personal care, ambulation,

reality orientation, and using of assistive

devices

-Dressing and undressing, bathing, oral

care,toileting, feeding, and transferring

-Mental health disabilities

-Evaluate physical disabilities / limitation

and recommend the correct assistive

device for patient care

Unit 7: Patient Care

-Medical equipment

*Hoyer lift

*Hospital beds

*Foley catheter

*Drainage system

*Wheelchair

*Gait belts

*Bedside commodes

-Proper patient positioning

-Model the use of medical equipment

that assists patients in various

healthcare settings

Unit 8: Pharmacology Terminology

-Rights of medication administration

-Effects of medication

*Pharmacodynamics

*Pharmacokinetics: absorption,

distribution, metabolism, and excretion

-Routes of drug administration

Unit 9: Professional/Employability Skills

-Medical Research

*Compare trends in health outcomes

among diverse populations across the

lifespan.

*Interpret medical research using

peer-reviewed articles to review efficacy in

patient care

-Development of Career Portfolio

*Student Cover Letter

*Job Application

*Resume

*Interviews

Required Project:

Nursing Careers Project

Required Project:

Complete SOAPIE case study (Patient Care Plan)

Required Project:

BLS Certification

Required Project:

Portfolio

Additional Activities:

Safety Exams

Additional Activities: 

Fall CCA

Additional Activities:

Hoyer and wheelchair hands on

Additional Activities: 

Spring CCA

Employability Skills:

Communication skills

Teamwork

Employability Skills:

Self- management skills

Critical thinking skills

Employability Skills:

Civic and social responsibility

Employability Skills:

Professionalism

Job- seeking skills