PNL110 - Skills Lab for the Practical Nurse I

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Subject Title
Skills Lab for the Practical Nurse I

Subject Description
This course gives the student the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and practice skills that maintain and promote health and healing. Students will demonstrate a safe level of performance in the lab before implementing the skills in nursing practice settings.

Credit Status
1 Credit towards the Practical Nurse Diploma Program.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

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

  1. Integrate theory, principles, College of Nursing standards and concepts of nursing and health into safe nursing practice.
  2. Integrate theory to select appropriate equipment and assessment tools for a variety of nursing skills, assessments, and interventions across the lifespan.
  3. Identify holistic patient assessment data that supports selected nursing interventions.
  4. Demonstrate accurate psychomotor skills for all learned nursing interventions.
  5. Recognize the importance of diversity when providing nursing care in all situations.
  6. Model professional behavior by obtaining consent prior to initiating nursing care and providing privacy prior to initiating nursing care.
  7. Engage in reflective practice through self-evaluation of psychomotor skills.
  8. Document nursing care performed clearly, concisely, and accurately.
  9. Demonstrate therapeutic nurse client relationship through communication, engaging in a professional introduction prior to starting nursing care, and collaboration for the purposes of assessment and to identify needs.
  10. Recognize assessment outcomes that are within normal limits and that are abnormal.   
 
CNO Entry to Practice Competencies
This course meets the following CNO Entry to Practice Competencies:
10.  Engages in self-reflection and continuous learning to maintain and enhance competence. 14.  Demonstrates a professional presence, honesty, integrity and respect in all interactions.
25.  Preserves the dignity of clients in all personal and professional contexts.
26.  Advocates for equitable access, treatment and allocation of resources, particularly for
        vulnerable and/or diverse clients and populations.
35.  Documents according to established legislation, practice standards, ethics and
        organizational policies.
36.  Obtains informed consent to support the client's informed decision-making.
37.  Completes comprehensive health assessments of clients across the lifespan. 
39.  Researches and responds to relevant clinical data.
42.  Formulates clinical decisions consistent with client needs and priorities.
61.  Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory, pharmacology, health sciences, humanities
        and ethics.
63.  Engages clients in identifying their health needs, strengths, capacities and goals.

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others.

    •  Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.

    •  Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

Academic Integrity
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Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.

Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

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