NURS 128 - Clinical Skills Lab II

1. Discuss the roles of licensed practical and registered nurses in decision making and the delegation of nursing care.
2. Correctly demonstrate intermediate and advanced nursing procedures in a laboratory setting.
3. Integrate intermediate level critical thinking skills, physical assessment skills, and communication techniques to evaluate client condition before, during, and after procedures.
4. Employ universal precautions and demonstrate appropriate infection control principles while performing skills.
5. Use intermediate level communication skills and knowledge of legal principles in written and oral documentation of procedures and changes in client condition.
6. Practice skills with respect for privacy, cultural and social differences, and confidentiality.
7. Demonstrate safe handling of medical equipment and proper body mechanics when performing procedures.
8. Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with team members to provide safe, effective nursing care.
9. Use the nursing process at an intermediate level to plan and provide care in lab practice and simulations.