PN-422

Clinical Practice III: Complex Care

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 continue to integrate the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Guidelines, Transitions in Care and Services (2023) and Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Prevention, Assessment and Management (2024); 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.

Credit Hours

180

Min. Grade

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