Nursing Process and Advanced Nursing Skills

Course Description:

This course will emphasize the scope of practical nursing (25.01 and 25.02) including defining and explaining the steps of the nursing process (24.06), and utilizing nursing principles to assist with the patient’s plan of care. (24.07). Surgical aseptic techniques (27.0) as well as data collection (24.05), legal guidelines in charting (25.04) and documentation (24.04) will be addressed. Emphasis will be placed on the adult lifespan (26.04) and wellness, geriatric nursing care (37.0), preoperative and postoperative care (39.0) as well as care of the terminally ill and the oncology patient.

Summary of Units:

Unit I - History of Nursing; Scope of Practice; Nursing Process

Unit II - Adult Lifespan/Elderly; Admission/Transfer/Discharge; Diagnostic Exams/Procedures

Unit III - Data Collection/Documentation

Unit IV - Surgical Asepsis and Aseptic Procedures

Unit V - The Surgical Patient; Pain, Rest and Sleep

Unit VI - The Oncology Patient; End of Life Care

Nursing Process and Advanced Nursing Skills Schedule Fall 2007:  

Nursing Process and Advanced Nursing Skills Scopes:

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Unit 6 - Oncology Websites

Carcinogens:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3x_Known_and_Probable_Carcinogens.asp?sitearea=PED

Cancer Prevention:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_1.asp?sitearea=PED

Radiation Therapy:

http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/mcx2603a.htm

http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=brachy

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_2x_RadiationEffects.asp?sitearea=MBC

Chemotherapy:

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemotherapy-and-you/page4#C1

Biotherapy:

http://www.cancercenter.com/conventional-cancer-treatment/biotherapy-immunotherapy.cfm

Unit 6 Study Hints

Cancer Incidence and Prevalence for men and women

CAUTION - American Cancer Society

Categories of Malignant Tumors

Side Effects of Radiation and Chemotherapy and implications for nursing care

Cancer Prevention strategies

Hospice Philosophy / Admission Criteria