COURSE SYLLABUS For Clinical Content Spring 2012

Long Beach Community College DistrictLONG BEACH CITY COLLEGEAssociate Degree Nursing ProgramADN 11AL - Introduction to NursingADN 11AL Learning OutcomesUpon satisfactory completion of the course, the student will be able to demonstratethe following learning outcomes:Professional Role• Demonstrate accountability for nursing on assigned patientCommunication• Apply the principles of effective oral communication with colleagues andclinical staffOrem’s Self Care Theory as it relates to the Nursing Process• Apply the principles of Orem’s Self Care Theory• Implement the nursing process in the care of a stable patient with multipleself-care requisites• Apply the concepts of developmental self-care requisites to the geriatricpatient in a stable environmentCritical Thinking• Discuss the concepts of developmental self-care requisites to the geriatricpatient in a stable environmentSafety• Demonstrate safe and effective performance of nursing practice.Teaching and Learning• Prepare proper documentation.Collaborative Management of Care• Discuss patient status with selected members of the multidisciplinaryteam to perform safe patient care on a stable geriatric patient..viii