Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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NRSE 2202 - Professional Essentials and Applications of Clinical Judgment III
Quality improvement principles and national client safety standards and guidelines are discussed. Quality improvement models, tools, programs, and databases are introduced. Healthcare practices are assessed and identified factors that contribute to medical errors and impact client safety. Examine basic safety design principles to reduce the risk of harm. Apply quality improvement processes to client safety scenarios. Clinical reasoning and clinical judgment will be utilized as they relate to the content.
Requisites: NRSE 2102, 2112, 2122, and 2132
Credit Hours: 2
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to recognize nursing’s essential role in improving healthcare quality and safety.
- Students will be able to identify sources and applications of national safety and quality standards to guide nursing practice.
- Students will be able to compare quality improvement methods in the delivery of client care.
- Students will be able to interpret benchmark and unit outcome data to inform practice.
- Students will be able to describe factors that create a culture of safety.
- Students will be able to describe processes used in understanding causes of error.
- Students will be able to describe basic safety design principles to reduce the risk of harm.
- Students will be able to apply clinical reasoning and clinical judgment as they relate to the content delivered in pre- and co-requisite nursing courses.
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