PNUR 205 Consolidated Practice Experience III

School of Health and Human Services

PNUR 205 Consolidated Practice Experience III introduces learners to community care settings and an opportunity to apply and adapt knowledge gained in Levels 1, 2 and 3 within a continuum of care for clients across the lifespan. Learners may gain experience through simulation and in a variety of settings with a focus on concepts outlined in Integrated Nursing Practice III.

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Course Concepts

Course outcomes will be met through examination and exploration of the following:

  • Professional communication.
  • Nurse‐client relationship.
  • Comprehensive assessments across the lifespan.
  • Interprofessional approach to care.
  • Ethical practice.
  • Wellness and health promotion.
  • Nursing care and documentation.
  • Self‐reflective approach to practice.

Prerequisites: PNUR 200, PNUR 201, PNUR 202, PNUR 203, and PNUR 204 all with a minimum grade of 70%

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Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – NoBlock Transfer – Nobctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks3
Total Credits
Total Hours65
Typical hours per week breakdown
Practicum/PreceptorshipPracticum: ~21

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Practice within relevant legislation, Entry-to-Practice Competencies for Licensed Practical Nurse (CCPNR, 2013), Scope of Practice: Standards, Limits and Conditions (CLPNBC, 2017), Professional Standards for LPNs (CLPNBC, 2014), and Practice Standards (CLPNBC, current editions), the Nurses (Licensed Practical) Regulation (2015) and facility-specific policy and procedures
  2. Incorporate health-promoting strategies to provide safe, competent, culturally safe and ethical care to clients in community
  3. Apply critical thinking, clinical judgment and knowledge of assessment to plan, implement and evaluate care in providing a continuum of care for predictable situations
  4. Participate in collaborative practice decisions that are client specific and consider client acuity, complexity, variability and available resources in a supervised practice setting
  5. Facilitate and participate in interprofessional problem solving and decision making
  6. Describe an interprofessional approach to supporting a client in community
  7. Participate with the health care team to meet the collective needs of clients
  8. Connect, share and explore collaborative relationships with clients in a caring community environment
  9. Provide culturally safe, trauma-informed, relational care that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual and is sensitive to culture and diversity as appropriate
  10. Provide leadership, direction, assignment and supervision of unregulated care providers within the context of community care with direction as appropriate
  11. Identify how evidence-informed decision making can advocate for change in the community setting
  12. Identify how interactions with clients and other members of the health care team in the community are influenced by own biases, values and assumptions
  13. Participate in continuous learning opportunities to maintain and enhance competence
  14. Recognize and respect the roles and ability of other members of the health care team in the community setting
  15. Recognize changes in client status and collaborate with other members of the health care team to develop a plan of care

Teaching and Learning Approach

In CPE III, the focus is on the role of the Practical Nurse within a continuum of care in a variety of community and acute care settings. The continuum of care will provide the learner with an opportunity to integrate and apply previous knowledge in community-based settings including home health care, rehabilitation agencies and supportive services such as community living and disabilities or acute care settings such as maternity, pediatric and inpatient mental health services where available. These hours may be offered as CPE III or integrated into the Integrated Nursing Practice III course as practice hours. This faculty-supervised experience is 65 hours. This consolidated nursing practice experience reflects the epistemology (knowing), the ontology (being), and the praxis (i.e., the integration of skills, knowledge, beliefs, values, concepts and issues) of previous learning. Learners engage with faculty, fellow learners, other health care professionals, and clients and their families to facilitate the consolidation of competent and ethical professional nursing practice. Learning experiences are designed to integrate the concepts learned in semester 3 of the practical nursing program into practice.

Learning Resources

Halter, M. J., Pollard, C. L., & Jakubec, S. L. (2023). Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: A clinical approach (3rd ed.). Elsevier. Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P., Hall, A., Astle, B. J., & Duggleby, W. (2018). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier. Touhy, T., Jett, K., Boscart, V., & McCleary, L. (2023). Ebersole and Hess’ gerontological nursing & healthy aging in Canada (3rd ed.). Elsevier. BCCNM: Current British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) documents. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) available online through Selkirk College Library

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Each Student will be assigned an individual schedule of rotating practice sites to attend on Thursdays starting January 15th - March 12th.

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Reflective practice narrative (RPN)1-15CRG/NCG
Coming to Know the Client Assignment Self-Evaluation/Instructor Evaluation (Performance1-15CRG/NCG
Appraisal Form )1-15CRG/NCG
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
DNW 0.00

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.