Nov 09, 2024  
2024-2025 LSUA Catalog 
    
2024-2025 LSUA Catalog
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NURS 1151 - Paramedic-ASN Clinical


Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 9
The purpose of this course is to introduce and emphasize professional role development while engaging in the transition from a practicing Paramedic to a registered nurse.  The nursing process is introduced and used as a framework to expand on prior cognitive and experiential knowledge and skills of the Paramedic. Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate competency in select nursing skills in the lab setting.  The student will further develop decision making and collaboration skills founded on evidence-based outcomes in an acute care setting.  Emphasis is placed on application of the nursing process to provide safe, quality, patient-centered care. Students who pass this course with a grade of “P,” along with the corequisites, will progress into Clinical Nursing III.  Students who do not pass the course or one of the required corequisites will be required to enroll in Clinical Nursing II. Offered FA, SP.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in ENGL 1001 , ENGL 1002 , MATH 1021  orMATH 1018 , CHEM 1001  or CHEM 1201 , BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1162 , MATH 2011 , and PSYC 2070 . Paramedic License with National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and approved application for clinical from Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Corequisite(s): NURS 1150  andNURS 1152 .



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