Component 2; Unit 6: Nursing Care Processes
Description:
This unit describes the processes used by a nurse in making clinical decisions and assessing patients. It also describes how nurses are trained, where they work and the procedures that they perform.
Objectives:
- Describe what nurses do and how they are trained.
- Discuss the role of certified nursing assistants.
- Describe how nurses make clinical decisions and assess patients.
- Identify the settings where nurses work.
- Discuss the procedures that nurses perform.
- Identify nursing career opportunities, including those not involved with direct patient care.
Component 2; Unit 6; Lecture 6a comp2_unit6a_lecture_slides
Lecture a (15:53): 1) Nursing roles, responsibilities, and work settings
Component 2; Unit 6; Lecture 6b comp2_unit6b_lecture_slides
Lecture b (15:20): 1) Nursing process including clinical judgment and patient assessment; legal and societal expectations; and roles in improving patient care
Component 2; Unit 6; Lecture 6c comp2_unit6c_lecture_slides
Lecture c (20:15): 1) Nursing routines and procedures including performing invasive procedures, administering medication, documenting procedures, and using technology