NURS 242B - RN Refresher Course (Clinical)

Credits: 2.5

Description
This is the second course of a two-course series designed to assist inactive professional nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their licensure. The student will be assigned to clinical practice under the supervision of an RN preceptor.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify factors that currently influence professional nursing practice.
Apply the nursing process to care of persons throughout the lifespan.
Use effective communication techniques in interaction with clients and other members of the health care team.
Recognize the cultural, spiritual, psychosocial, and developmental aspects of client care.
Identify basic pathophysiology of assigned clients.
Plan, direct, supervise and coordinate nursing care for assigned clients based on priority needs.
Practice within the professional, ethical, and legal frameworks of nursing.

Prerequisite: NURS 240B
Graded: Pass/Fail