NULB 302 Integrated Laboratory: Home

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will integrate theory with practice to develop competency in specific nursing skills. Emphasis is on demonstrating clinical competence in drug administration and aseptic technique for safe practice.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1)       Utilize the drug process in the administration of  medication;

2)       Administer medications via various routes;

3)       Perform aseptic technique:

4)       Utilize the nursing process and critical thinking skills for safe practice;

5)       Apply principles of documentation and reporting.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Process

1. Nursing Process
2. Drug Process

2. Protocols

1. Medication Safety

1. Rights
2. Prevention of errors

2. Medication Orders

1. Types
2. Parts

3. Medication Administration

1. Preparation
2. Dosage Calculation
3. Routes of Administration

1. Enteral
2. Parenteral

4. Documentation and Reporting

4. Aseptic Technique

1. Principles of asepsis

1. Handwashing
2. Surgical

2. Preparation

1. Nurse
2. Trolley
3. Patient
4. Environment

3. Wound Care

1. Assessment
2. Technique
3. Dressing
4. Bandaging

4. Documentation and Reporting

RELATED LIBRARY BOOK CALL NUMBERS

RT41 for fundamentals and medical surgical nursing textbooks

RT51 for clinical skills books

REQUIRED TEXT(S)

Lynn, P. (2014). Taylor’s clinical nursing skills: A nursing process approach. (4^th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-14511292711

McCuistion, L. E., Vuljoin-DiMaggio, K., Winton, M. B., & Yeager, J. J.  (2018) Pharmacology: A nursing process approach. (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0323-399166

NULB302 Laboratory Manual

Ogden, S. J. & Fluharty, L. K. (2015). Calculation of drug dosages: A work text. (10th ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier-Mosby.

Current nursing drug handbook, such as:

Vallerand, A. H., Sanoski, C. A., & Deglin, J. H. (2017). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (15th ed.) Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.  ISBN-13: 978-0803657052
 

SUPPLEMENTARY READING(S)/MATERIAL(S)

Berman, A. T.,, Snyder, S., & Frandsen, G. (2016). Kosier & Erb's fundamentals of nursing. (10th ed.) Pearson. ISBN13: 9780133974362

Perry, A. G., Potter, P. A., & Ostendorf, W. (2018). Clinical nursing skills & techniques. (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H., (2018). Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. (14th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 

JOURNALS

American Journal of Nursing - Ovid Nursing Journals Database

British Journal of Nursing - EBSCO CINAHL database

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy - Ovid Nursing Journals Database

** Search the CINAHL Ultimate and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition databases on EBSCOhost.

WEBSITES

Nursing Reference Center Plus        

The Nursing Reference Center PLUS, available through EBSCOhost, is a clinical point of care nursing tool with access to core nursing texts, links to articles in nursing journals and peer-reviewed clinical updates as well as nursing skills videos.  Also included is the latest drug information and an online drug handbook.  The Patient Education Reference Center has handouts that can be customized.  

Dynamed 

An evidence-based resource for health professionals providing the latest information about the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases and disorders. 

DVDs & MEDIA

Nursing Reference Center Plus includes over 1000 skills videos! View the introductory video on how to use NRC+

Taylor's video guide to nursing skills. (2011). (2nd ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.  RT41 T398 2011. Disc 1 module 3 Asepsis -- Disc 2. Module 4. Oral and topical medications; Module 5 Injectable medications; Module 6 Intravenous medications. Disc 5: Module 18 Intravenous Therapy; Module 19 Central venous access devices.

*These videos are available in the Harry C. Moore Library Nursing Reference and Reserve Room 206.

REQUIRED ANCILLIARY EQUIPMENT

Students are required to have a stethoscope, a  watch with sweep hand and blood pressure kit.