This practical course emphasizes the development of nursing skills aimed at promoting health and healing with individuals experiencing acute health challenges across the lifespan. Classroom, laboratory, simulation, and integrated practice experiences will help students build on theory and practice from Levels One, Two or Access, and Level Three, to integrate new knowledge and skills relevant to the acute care setting.
Course code: NURS 4005
Credits: 6.0
Tuition: $0
Length: 180.0 hours
Course outline:
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Schedule †
Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
| CRN # | Dates |
Day/Time/Location |
| 40038 | January 9, 2025
to March 20, 2025 | See full schedule
Delivery: In Person
Location: VCC Broadway Building B |
Schedule †
Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
| CRN # | Dates |
Day/Time/Location |
| 60211 | May 14, 2025
to July 25, 2025 | See full schedule
Delivery: In Person
Location: VCC Broadway Building B |
Additional Information
- Comprehensive Health Assessment: Physical assessment across the lifespan, Mental Health Assessment, Acute pain assessment, Nutritional assessment (including fluid intake and output and clients receiving total parenteral nutrition), Focused (priority) assessment, Infusion Therapy 2
- Clinical Decision Making: Using the nursing process in the acute care setting; Applying clinical decision making tools to clients across the lifespan; Lab (diagnostic) values; Evidence-informed practice; Clinical practice guidelines specific to acute care setting;
- Nursing Interventions with Clients Experiencing Acute Illness: Catheterization and Continuous bladder irrigation, Risk management, Principles of infection control, Remove sutures, staples and drains, insert and remove packing, IV insertion (converting IV to an intermittent infusion device, flushing an intermittent infusion device, discontinuing a peripheral infusion device), Inserting (knowledge and lab practice only) maintaining and removing nasogastric tubes, management of chest tubes, epidural catheter, drainage tubes, suprapubic catheter, tracheostomy, ostomy,
- Care of the medical/ surgical client; Individualizing nursing care plans in acute care setting
- Reporting and Documentation in acute care setting, Communication tools in acute care setting, electronic health records
- Medication administration: Client in the acute care setting
Pain management: Client in the acute care setting
IV medication administration—theory/ knowledge only
- Leadership Competencies
* The amount shown is the approximate cost of tuition (for courses with tuition) or fees (for courses that do not have tuition).
Tuition and Fees are approximate and subject to change. Students are required to pay any applicable fee increases. Fees listed are for domestic students. For international programs, visit VCC International.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.
