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NURS 481L – ADVANCED MEDICAL - SURGICAL, NURSING
PRACTICUM TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
LATEST UPDATED VERSION WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS -
ASSURED PASS
Course Name: Advanced Medical Surgical
Nursing: Promoting Wellness in
the Critically Ill Patient Practicum
Course Number: NURS 481L
Section A:
I. Instructor’s Contact Information, Course Pre and Co-Requisites
Instructor Information: See Virtual Office
Course Prerequisites: NURS 201 and NURS 211L
Course Co-requisites: NURS 480
II. Mission and Outcomes
University Mission: At West Coast University, we embrace a student-centric learning partnership
that leads to professional success. We deliver transformational education
within a culture of integrity and personal accountability. We design market-
responsive programs through collaboration between faculty and industry
professionals. We continuously pursue more effective and innovative ways
through which students develop the competencies and confidence required in
a
complex and changing world.
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Institutional Learning Institutional learning outcomes are designed by the University as a whole,
Outcomes: taking into account the role that both instruction and student services play in
contributing to a student’s success. Institutional learning outcomes assume
achievement of the stated programmatic learning outcomes of one’s
discipline. Upon graduating from a degree program offered by West Coast
University, students will be able to:
1. Implement intellectual and practical problem solving skills through
information assessment and critical thinking.
2. Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
3. Demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
4. Demonstrate computer proficiency and information literacy.
5. Describe ethical standards and legal guidelines associated with one’s
chosen career field.
6. Explain why knowledge of and respect for the societal contributions of
diverse cultures and perspectives is an important quality in one’s
discipline.
7. Articulate the importance of working collaboratively with other
healthcare providers in support of the client/patient.
Program Mission: The mission of the College of Nursing is to provide evidence-based and
innovative nursing education to culturally diverse learners; preparing nurses
to provide quality and compassionate care that is
responsive to the needs of the community and the global society.
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II. Mission and Outcomes
Program Philosophy: The philosophy of the College of Nursing is that education is a continuous
process occurring in phases throughout an individual’s
lifetime. Nurses are lifelong learners and critical thinkers.
Program Learning 1. Support professional nursing practice decisions with concepts and
Outcomes: theories from the biological, physical, and social sciences.
2. Plan preventative and population focused interventions with attention
to effectiveness, efficiency, cost, and equity.
3. Support therapeutic nursing interventions for patients and families in a
variety of healthcare and community settings using evidence based
practice.
4. Apply nursing process and critical thinking when providing holistic,
patient centered nursing care to diverse populations.
5. Design health care education for individuals, families, and
communities.
6. Comply with the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal
conduct in practice.
7. Develop an effective communication style to interact with patients,
families, and the interdisciplinary health team.
8. Model leadership when providing safe, quality nursing care;
coordinating the healthcare team; and when tasked with oversight and
accountability for care delivery.
9. Use patient care technology and information systems when providing
nursing care in a variety of settings.
III. Course Information
Class Length: 9 weeks
Credit Hours: 3 semester credits/15 contact hours per week/135 hours per term. A
minimum of 75% in direct patient care and maximum of 25% in non- direct
patient care which may include: simulation, skills lab, ATI Learning
Resources, and/or community experience as directed by faculty.
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For every 1 hour in a skills lab or clinical class, it is expected that students
complete 1 hour of study in preparation for class. For this course; it is
expected that a minimum of 15 hours of study, outside of
class, is completed each week.
Class Required Texts, No new text required
Learning Resources:
Class Required Texts, ATI Dosage & Calculations and Safe Medication Administration in the
Learning Resources from ATI Learning Systems modules.
Previous term(s):
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Carpenito-Moyet, L. J. (2017). Nursing diagnosis: Applications to clinical
th
practice (15 ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Fischbach, F. (2014). A manual of laboratory & diagnostic tests (9th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
NURS 481L – ADVANCED MEDICAL - SURGICAL, NURSING
PRACTICUM TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
LATEST UPDATED VERSION WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS -
ASSURED PASS
Course Name: Advanced Medical Surgical
Nursing: Promoting Wellness in
the Critically Ill Patient Practicum
Course Number: NURS 481L
Section A:
I. Instructor’s Contact Information, Course Pre and Co-Requisites
Instructor Information: See Virtual Office
Course Prerequisites: NURS 201 and NURS 211L
Course Co-requisites: NURS 480
II. Mission and Outcomes
University Mission: At West Coast University, we embrace a student-centric learning partnership
that leads to professional success. We deliver transformational education
within a culture of integrity and personal accountability. We design market-
responsive programs through collaboration between faculty and industry
professionals. We continuously pursue more effective and innovative ways
through which students develop the competencies and confidence required in
a
complex and changing world.
,2|Page
Institutional Learning Institutional learning outcomes are designed by the University as a whole,
Outcomes: taking into account the role that both instruction and student services play in
contributing to a student’s success. Institutional learning outcomes assume
achievement of the stated programmatic learning outcomes of one’s
discipline. Upon graduating from a degree program offered by West Coast
University, students will be able to:
1. Implement intellectual and practical problem solving skills through
information assessment and critical thinking.
2. Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
3. Demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
4. Demonstrate computer proficiency and information literacy.
5. Describe ethical standards and legal guidelines associated with one’s
chosen career field.
6. Explain why knowledge of and respect for the societal contributions of
diverse cultures and perspectives is an important quality in one’s
discipline.
7. Articulate the importance of working collaboratively with other
healthcare providers in support of the client/patient.
Program Mission: The mission of the College of Nursing is to provide evidence-based and
innovative nursing education to culturally diverse learners; preparing nurses
to provide quality and compassionate care that is
responsive to the needs of the community and the global society.
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II. Mission and Outcomes
Program Philosophy: The philosophy of the College of Nursing is that education is a continuous
process occurring in phases throughout an individual’s
lifetime. Nurses are lifelong learners and critical thinkers.
Program Learning 1. Support professional nursing practice decisions with concepts and
Outcomes: theories from the biological, physical, and social sciences.
2. Plan preventative and population focused interventions with attention
to effectiveness, efficiency, cost, and equity.
3. Support therapeutic nursing interventions for patients and families in a
variety of healthcare and community settings using evidence based
practice.
4. Apply nursing process and critical thinking when providing holistic,
patient centered nursing care to diverse populations.
5. Design health care education for individuals, families, and
communities.
6. Comply with the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal
conduct in practice.
7. Develop an effective communication style to interact with patients,
families, and the interdisciplinary health team.
8. Model leadership when providing safe, quality nursing care;
coordinating the healthcare team; and when tasked with oversight and
accountability for care delivery.
9. Use patient care technology and information systems when providing
nursing care in a variety of settings.
III. Course Information
Class Length: 9 weeks
Credit Hours: 3 semester credits/15 contact hours per week/135 hours per term. A
minimum of 75% in direct patient care and maximum of 25% in non- direct
patient care which may include: simulation, skills lab, ATI Learning
Resources, and/or community experience as directed by faculty.
, 4|Page
For every 1 hour in a skills lab or clinical class, it is expected that students
complete 1 hour of study in preparation for class. For this course; it is
expected that a minimum of 15 hours of study, outside of
class, is completed each week.
Class Required Texts, No new text required
Learning Resources:
Class Required Texts, ATI Dosage & Calculations and Safe Medication Administration in the
Learning Resources from ATI Learning Systems modules.
Previous term(s):
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Carpenito-Moyet, L. J. (2017). Nursing diagnosis: Applications to clinical
th
practice (15 ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Fischbach, F. (2014). A manual of laboratory & diagnostic tests (9th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
