This course expands the professional practice themes including focused and comprehensive nursing assessment skills, self-regulation, knowledge application, psychomotor skills, evidence-informed care, collaboration, leadership, organizational skills, patient safety, and relational practice. Students apply the nursing process as a foundational framework for clinical reasoning and decision-making with stable persons experiencing acute health issues in the acute care setting. Clinical practice including nursing labs, simulation and clinical experiences provides an opportunity for integration of theory. Theory from nursing science, other sciences and humanities informs practice.
Prerequisites
NURS 1164, NURS 1260, NURS 1261, NURS 1262, NURS 1263, NURS 1264, NURS 1370.
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What you will learn
- - Focused assessment & clinical judgment relating to acute medical/surgical clients - Emergencies in acute care
- Care of the perioperative client - pain management - neurological assessment
- Medication administration in acute care - infusion therapy
- Acute & Surgical wound care
- Neurovascular assessment & orthopedic surgeries
- Urinary catheterization and bladder irrigation
- Nasogastric tubes and decompression
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60640 |
June 22, 2026 to October 2, 2026 |
Clinical Lab Practicum |
Varies | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.