Clinical Pract I

Catalog description

This course includes basic nursing skills either in the nursing lab or in the clinical setting. Simulation exercises are embedded into lab skills. Students are assigned to long-term care facilities where they perform basic nursing care. The focus of Clinical Practicum I is the care of the adult and geriatric populations. Before entering clinical assignments, each student is required to successfully complete American Heart Association First Aid and CPR for the Healthcare Professional. Multiple basic skills, including venipuncture and intravenous (IV) therapy are taught. The student must successfully perform return demonstrations in all skills in order to proceed.