LPVN100 - Fundamentals of Practical Nursing

Semester Credit Hour(s): 6

This course introduces foundational principles and skills of practical nursing. These principles and skills use an interdisciplinary approach to provide nursing care to adult patients. The nursing process will be introduced to assist in the collaboration of care in the clinical setting. The course presents principles of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration in the care of the adult. This course will provide the practical nursing student experiences to practice fundamental nursing principles and skills necessary to provide care in a variety of settings. Clinical experiences are based on basic nursing procedures, skills, and critical thinking learned and practiced in the nursing skills lab.