NUR 1062L - Health Assessment and Skills Practicum

3 laboratory hours,1 credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): ENC 1101, BSC 1093C, BSC 1094C, MAC 1105 or higher or STA 2023–all with a letter grade of “C” or higher; acceptance into the Advanced Placement Nursing Program.*
Corequisite(s): NUR 1062, NUR 1204/1204L, NUR 1932, DEP 2004, PSY 2012
NUR 1062L is taken by Advanced Placement nursing students in the first semester of the Advanced Placement Nursing Program.
This course is part of the first semester in the Advanced Placement Nursing Program. Enrolled students are licensed practical nurses (LPN), paramedics, respiratory therapists (RT), and cardiovascular technologists (CVT). The course has a dual focus: (1) to assist students to integrate observations, inferences, and relationships in performing health assessment, and (2) to become proficient in technical skills at the level required for professional nursing. Students will practice communication techniques necessary to gather information regarding a client, physical assessment techniques needed to examine a client from head to toe, and procedures required for patient care. A laboratory practicum is provided for the development of physical skills.

*Nursing Mobility Exam (as required); an active and clear (without discipline) Florida certificate or license as a Paramedic, Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Cardiovascular Technician (RCVT), or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is required. Paramedics, RRTs, and RCVTs must be Florida certified nursing assistants.