Nursing Practice IV - Clinical

This course will provide the learner with opportunities to examine the role of the Practical Nurse, when caring for individuals experiencing complex health challenges; and when caring for individuals in either a maternal-newborn, pediatric, or acute/chronic psychiatric nursing 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 adult patients in a complex care environment; practice previously acquired theoretical and practical nursing knowledge (all nursing skills and nursing assessments to date); and safely apply current theoretical and practical nursing knowledge (including medical-surgical theory, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and Semester Four nursing skills). By the end of this clinical experience, learners are expected to care for three adult patients (autonomously); refine their critical thinking skills by contributing to self-reflection exercises; and participate in simulation experiences.

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