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RNSG2121 - Management of Client Care

Catalog Description: Exploration of leadership and management principles applicable to the role of the nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Includes application of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/et

Semester Credit Hours: 1
Clinical Hours per Week:
Contact Hours per Semester: 64
State Approval Code: 5116010000

Course Subject/Catalog Number: RNSG 2121
Course Title: Management of Client Care

Course Rationale:

Opportunities to work in the role of a registered nurse with preceptor supervision.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Use the nursing process as the framework to provide safe, individualized therapeutic and caring interventions in a manner inclusive of the participant’s diversity.
  2. Recognize the value of lifelong and continued nursing education and participation in community and professional organizations.
  3. Make collaborative nursing decisions with clients and families across the life span utilizing the principles and knowledge of biology, psychology, and the humanities within the construct of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
  4. Act within the legal and ethical framework of nursing practice.
  5. Use acquired critical thinking skills as the basis for managing nursing care for groups of clients in structured acute, chronic, and wellness settings.
  6. Apply teaching/learning principles to assist clients and families in making informed health care decisions and achieving levels of wellness.
  7. Use interpersonal communication skills to collaborate with health care team participants to attain desired client-centered goals. 

Course Objectives:

Course objectives have been keyed to reflect the scans competencies, basic skills and workplace skills, that are incorporated into this course.  These competencies are either introduced, developed, or assessed in an effort to provide the student the student success in the workplace.

SCAN 1, 2, 3 – Basic Skills

  • 1. READING
  • 2. WRITING
  • 3. MATHEMATICS

SCANS 1, 2, 3 – Workplace Skills

  • 4. RESOURCES
  • 4.1 ALLOCATES TIME
  • 4.2 ALLOCATES FINANCIAL RESOURCES
  • 4.3 ALLOCATES MATERIAL AND FACILITY RESOURCES
  • 5. INTERPERSONAL
  • 5.1 PARTICIPATES AS MEMBER OF A TEAM
  • 5.2 TEACHES OTHERS NEW SKILLS
  • 5.3 SERVES CLIENTS/CUSTOMERS
  • 5.4 EXERCISE LEADERSHIP
  • 5.5 NEGOTIATES
  • 5.6 WORKS WITH DIVERSITY
  • 6. INFORMATION
  • 6.1 ACQUIRES AND EVALUATES INFORMATION
  • 6.2 ORGANIZES AND MAINTAINS INFORMATION
  • 6.3 INTERPRETS AND COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION
  • 6.4 USES COMPUTERS TO PROCESS INFORMATION
  • 7. SYSTEMS: UNDERSTANDS COMPLEX INTER-RELATIONSHIPS
  • 7.1 UNDERSTAND SYSTEM: SOCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, TECHNOLOGY
  • 7.2 MONITORS: DISTINGUISHES TRENDS, AND CORRECTS PERFORMANCE
  • 7.3 IMPROVES OR DESIGNS SYSTEMS
  • 8. TECHNOLOGY
  • 8.1 SELECTS TECHNOLOGY
  • 8.2 APPLIES TECHNOLOGY TO TASKS
  • 8.3 MAINTAINS AND TROUBLESHOOTS TECHNOLOGY
  • 9. THINKING SKILLS
  • 9.1 CREATIVE THINKING
  • 9.2 DECISION MAKING
  • 9.3 REASONS
  • 10. PERSONAL QUALITIES
  • 10.1 RESPONSIBILITY
  • 10.2 SELF-ESTEEM
  • 10.3 SOCIABILITY
  • 10.4 SELF – MANAGEMENT
  • 10.5 INTEGRITY/HONESTY
  • 11. LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Specific Tasks Accomplished:

Upon completion of this course, the student will:

  1. Use acquired critical thinking skills and collaboration with the health care team members as a basis for managing groups of clients.

Grading Policy:

To receive a passing grade for RNSG 2121, the student must achieve at least a 74.5 average. Tools used to determine the course grade are as follows:

  1. Management Evaluation by faculty
  2. Management Evaluation by preceptor
  3. Management Written Assignments
  4. Patient Care assignment sheet
  5. Staffing pattern for two weeks
  6. Change of shift documentation
  7. Delegated task documentation
  8. Quality Assurance Improvement Monitor Or
  9. Conclusions of standards compliance project
  10. Staff in-service teaching plan

Methods of Instruction:

Students are assigned to work with a preceptor during this clinical course to experience the role of a beginning RN.

Textbook and Supplies Requirement:

Required Text(s):

  1. Tappen, R., Weiss, S., & White board, D. (2002) Essentials of Nursing Leaderships and Management (3rd ed.) F.A. Davis
  2. Lee College Allied Health Division Students Handbook (current edition)

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