COURSE STRUCTURE
Four modules. Sixteen weeks. Real readiness.

Faculty-led instruction with discussion boards, peer interaction, virtual
clinical simulations through Swift River/ATI, and reflective practice.

1

Foundational Concepts & Essential Skills
Review core nursing principles, safety protocols, and the delivery of high-quality patient care across health conditions.  

Addresses basic concepts and skills applicable in the care of patients experiencing a variety of health care problems.  Concepts explored include the nature of the health care delivery system; infection control; application of the nursing process in nursing practice and patient education; nursing care of older adults; legal and ethical issues in health care; nursing care of the patient experiencing surgery; nursing care for patients with fluid/electrolyte and nutritional imbalances; nursing care for patients experiencing pain; nursing care for patients with cancer. 

Contact Hours: 30
$850

2

Technology & Documentation
Build competence with electronic health records, information resources, and efficient documentation for complex conditions.

Application of concepts will be reviewed from module one and use decision making and critical thinking skills in caring for patients in a virtual hospital setting.  The virtual hospital has realistic architecture and access to patient rooms, a nurse’s station and a medication room.  Students work with multiple complex patient simulations and learn to access information resources (including an electronic health record) that are essential for high quality patient care. The clinical experiences of this module focus on cultural aspects of care; fluid balance; electrolyte imbalances; pain; perioperative care; blood transfusions; cancer; and end-of-life care. 

Contact Hours: 15
$550

3

Clinical Assessment & Best Practice
Physiological and psycho-social assessment, pharmacology updates, and evidence-based medical/surgical nursing processes.

Addresses selected health problems affecting the respiratory, cardiac, metabolic, renal, immunologic, gastrointestinal, neurological and musculoskeletal systems for which there have been recent therapeutic advances. In each instance, the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the problem are explored, and the contemporary medical/surgical, pharmacological, and nursing regimens are described. 

Contact Hours: 30
$850

4

Virtual Clinical & Return to Practice
Unfolding simulation case studies via Swift River to practice clinical decisions, prioritization, and delegation in a safe environment.

Application of concepts will be reviewed from module three and use decision making and critical thinking skills in caring for patients in a virtual hospital setting. The virtual hospital has realistic architecture and access to patient rooms, a nurse’s station and a medication room.  Students work with multiple complex patient simulations and learn to access information resources (including an electronic health record) that are essential for high quality patient care. The clinical experiences of this module focus on care of patients with asthma; emphysema and pneumonia; pulmonary embolism; acid-base balance; atrial fibrillation; hypertension; diabetes; intestinal obstruction and colorectal cancer; and total knee replacement.

Contact Hours: 15
$550

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