Oct 05, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25

NRSE 2111 - Clinical Judgment II


Provides an introduction to the use of nursing process in clinical practice: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The use of national health goals as a basis for developing a plan of care is discussed. Nursing process and rules and regulations governing the practice of nursing in Ohio are discussed in further detail. Factors that impact planning and implementation of nursing care are discussed. Introduction to speaking and listening concepts impacting future practice in healthcare. Principles of public speaking as well as active and passive verbal communication amongst a healthcare team with an emphasis on communication around social determinants of health and the nursing process through development of healthcare dialect.

Requisites: NRSE 1111 and BSN major
Credit Hours: 2
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Speaking and Listening
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 analyze health education materials using health literacy guidelines.
  • Students will be able to apply components of the nursing process to selected case studies.
  • Students will be able to discuss the nursing process and the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.
  • Students will be able to identify national health goals for the United States population.
  • Students will be able to identify the components of the nursing process with examples and practice.
  • Students will be able to illustrate cultural variables and their impact on health literacy and health goals.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate active and passive verbal communication skills that are appropriate for health care professionals.
  • Students will be able to use unbiased vocabulary, terminology, and sentence structure appropriate to the social determinants of health and healthcare professionals.
  • Students will be able to use posture, gestures, eye contact, and voice to enhance the effectiveness of a presentation and a patient/resident interaction.
  • Students will be able to listen to conversations and provide credible, relevant, and convincing information that establishes credibility.
  • Students will be able to articulate a precise, compelling, and memorable purpose or main point of a presentation.


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