Paramedic to RN Bridge (P)

NURS175C - Paramedic to RN Bridge Introduces the student to the transition role of the paramedic to the associate degree nurse and the concepts of nursing knowledge and caring within the Self-Care Framework. The emphasis of the course expands on the assessment of the Universal Self-Care Requirements which include air, food, activity and rest, elimination, water, solitude, and social interaction. Promotion of normalcy and prevention of hazards will be addressed within the Universal Self-Care Requirements. The focus is on the use of the educative/supportive nursing system and effective therapeutic communication to care for patients with selected self-care deficits. Professional, ethical and legal standards of nursing practice are introduced to provide culturally- sensitive nursing care. Opportunities for application of nursing knowledge to clinical practice are provided through Clinical Resource Center experiences and patient care assignments in the medical surgical setting. To facilitate the teaching/learning process, ongoing evaluations occur through interactions between student and faculty. Clinical sites are in medical/surgical settings. (Prerequisites ENGL 101C, BIOL 195C (minimum grade of C), PSYC 105C. Corequisites: BIOL 196C (Minimum grade of C); and PSYC 220C).