2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing • 338Motor Skills• Must demonstrate sufficient manual dexterity and other motor skills to executemovements reasonably required to engage in assessment and patient care procedures,including palpation, auscultation, percussion, administration of medication, and emergencyinterventions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, application of pressure to stopbleeding, and suction of obstructed airways.• Clinical settings may require the ability to carry and lift loads from the floor, from 12inches from the floor, to shoulder height and overhead.• Must be able to occasionally lift 50 pounds, frequently lift 25 pounds, and constantly lift 10pounds.• Must be able to maintain consciousness and equilibrium and have the physical strengthand stamina to perform satisfactorily in clinical settings.• Must have the capability to navigate easily and quickly in small spaces in order to executeappropriate care to a patient.• Must have the ability, within reasonable limits, to safely assist a patient in moving, forexample from a chair to a bed, or from a wheel chair to a commode.• Must have a reliable means of transportation in order to travel to educationalexperiences off campus for clinical experiences.Cognitive• Must be able to measure, calculate, analyze, integrate, and synthesize data accurately andmake decisions that reflect consistent and thoughtful deliberation of appropriate data.• Must be able to quickly read and comprehend extensive written material.• Must be able to evaluate and apply information and engage in critical thinking in theclassroom and clinical setting.Communication• Must possess interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate effectively with students,patients, families, faculty, colleagues, and other professionals of diverse religious, cultural, orsocial backgrounds.• Must be able to clearly express his or her ideas and feelings and demonstrate awillingness and ability to give and receive feedback.• Must be able to convey or exchange information at a level allowing development of ahealth history, identify problems presented, explain alternative solutions, and givedirections during treatment and post treatment.• Must be able to process and communicate information on the patient’s status withaccuracy in a timely manner to members of the health care team. Appropriatecommunication may rely on the individual’s ability to make a correct judgment in seekingsupervision and consultation in a timely manner.