Nursing: Practical Nursing (PN)

Learning Outcomes

Practical Nursing students will:

• Participate in evaluating the concepts of the holistic individual and client response in the promotion of health, wellness, illness, quality of life, and the achievement of potential.
• Practice professional nursing behaviors, within the legal practice boundaries of the practical nurse, incorporating personal responsibility and accountability for continued competence.
• Participate in providing evidence-based nursing care, from an established plan of care based on biophysical, psychosocial, and cultural needs of clients in various stages of growth and development while assisting them to attain their highest level of wellness.
• Participate in the nursing process to provide individualized, safe, and effective nursing care in a structured setting under supervision.
• Demonstrate caring behaviors in implementing culturally-competent, client-centered nursing care to diverse clients across the lifespan.
• Participate in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team as assigned by the registered nurse (RN) to support positive individual and organizational outcomes in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Reinforce and/or implement the teaching plan developed and delegated by the registered nurse to promote the health of individuals, incorporating teaching and learning principles.
• Utilize informatics to access, manage, and communicate client information and validate best practices.
• Participate in Quality Improvement (QI) by identifying hazards and error and by suggesting, to the RN, changes to improve the client care process.

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