Nursing Practice III - Clinical

This course will provide the learner with opportunities to examine the role of the Practical Nurse, when caring for individuals experiencing acute illness and complex disease, and in an acute medical-surgical environment. The learner will continue to apply the five competency frameworks from the Entry to Practice Competencies for Registered Practical Nurses (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2019): professional practice, ethical practice, legal practice, foundations of practice, and collaborative practice. The learner will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for two adult medical-surgical patients; independently apply previously acquired theoretical and practical nursing knowledge (all year one nursing skills and the complete nursing assessment); and safely apply current theoretical and practical nursing knowledge (including medical-surgical theory, pharmacology, pathophysiology, professional practice, and year two nursing skills). By the end of this clinical experience, learners are expected to care for two adult patients experiencing acute illness (autonomously); develop their critical thinking skills by contributing to self-reflection exercises; and participate in two simulation experiences.

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