PNSG1605 — Fundamentals
PNSG 1605 - Fundamentals PNSG 1605 - Fundamentals Topics include: nursing as a profession; scope of practice; ethics and law; client care which is defined as using the nursing process, using critical thinking, and providing client education and includes principles and skills of nursing practice, documentation, history taking, and an introduction to structure, function, terminology associated with healthcare, and physical assessment of body systems; customer/client relationships; standard precautions; activities of daily living; infection control/ blood-borne/ airborne pathogens; hygiene and personal care; mobility and biomechanics; fluid and electrolytes; oxygen care; and perioperative care. At the end of the course, students will have completed a minimum of 66 lecture/lab (3300/50min) hours and 75 clinical (4500/60min) hours. Note: Students enrolled in this course will be assessed a $127 cost recovery course fee in addition to tuition and fees. Fees are subject to change at the end of any semester. Class - 1.6, Lab - 8.8 (Sp)