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Nursing Fundamentals

Course Competencies

  1. Differentiate scopes of practice within the nursing profession

  2. Investigate elements of a safe care environment

  3. Use professional communication techniques

  4. Identify principles of the nursing process, critical thinking, and clinical judgement

  5. Adapt nursing practice to meet the needs of diverse clients in a variety of settings

  6. Examine nursing care for clients with sleep, rest, and mobility alterations

  7. Examine nursing care for clients with comfort alterations

  8. Examine nursing care for clients with nutritional, fluid, and electrolyte disturbances

  9. Examine nursing care for clients with commonly occurring elimination

  10. Examine nursing care for clients with integumentary disorders

  11. Examine nursing care for clients with infection

  12. Examine nursing care for clients with cognitive and sensory impairments

  13. Examine nursing care for clients (individual, family, or group) experiencing grief and loss

  14. Examine nursing care for clients with oxygenation alterations