BSN625 - Professional Practicum IV

Subject Title
Professional Practicum IV

Subject Description
This clinical practicum experience continues to build on knowledge and skills developed in previous courses. The student will be supported to continue to develop their professional nursing practice, decision-making and clinical skills utilizing the nursing process.  Applying a theoretical approach that is relevant to the practice setting, students will collaborate with clients, families, and other members of the health care team to provide safe and compassionate care. The student?s clinical practicum experience will be in one of the following clinical settings: mental health, perinatal or medical-surgical nursing.

Credit Status
3 credits

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

All professional practicums are on a continuum from the student requiring assistance to the student performing independently to meet the learning outcomes.
 
Students will be expected to meet the learning outcomes as follows:

Knowledge Application:
1. At an assisted level, with minimal guidance articulate and utilize nursing and health sciences knowledge and research when assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating client care.
2. With minimal guidance, for 1 complex acute client and 1 stable client, applies appropriate knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document safe, competent, accurate, timely and culturally relevant nursing care by utilizing previously learned nursing skills such as therapeutic communication techniques; vital signs; basic comfort and hygiene and health promotion strategies.
 
Collaborative Relationships:
3. At an assisted level, with minimal guidance, communicates and collaborates with peers, instructors, and health care team members in a professional manner, listening to and acknowledging others’ perspectives while recognizing one’s own developing nursing role and the role of the interdisciplinary team.
4. With minimal guidance, engages in developmentally and culturally appropriate therapeutic and caring relationships with clients and families intentionally utilizing therapeutic communication techniques while respecting confidentiality, privacy and client’s rights and uses elements of effective oral communication to enhance client/family learning.
 
Clinical Judgment:
5. With minimal guidance, articulates a variety of best nursing practice strategies and articulates the rationale for the chosen interventions in order to develop a safe, culturally sensitive plan of care with assigned clients and families.
6. With minimal guidance, critiques and reflects on different approaches and modifies the plan of care in accordance with the data, information, and knowledge about the client’s response to previous nursing interventions.
 
Professionalism:
7. With minimal guidance, demonstrates emerging personal leadership attributes to enhance group teamwork and develop professional relationships with the health care team.
8. Recognizes gaps in one’s knowledge of nursing and related fields, and with minimal guidance, develops and uses strategies to address learning needs.
 
Social Justice:
9. Is aware of and reflects on own personal values and biases and how they may affect one’s nursing practice.
10. With minimal guidance compares and contrasts differences in health outcomes based on a beginning understanding of the determinants of health and relationship to the environment (ecological, economic, global, etc.) for individuals and families while recognizing disparities and power dynamics within the health care systems.

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.

    •  Execute mathematical operations accurately.

    •  Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.

    •  Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.

    •  Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.

    •  Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.

    •  Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others.

    •  Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.

    •  Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.

    •  Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

Academic Integrity
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Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
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Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

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