In this course, the student focuses on the experience of illness and the impact of illness, both acute and chronic, on the hospitalized client. The primary focus is the individual client; however, the individual is considered within the context of the family. Each student has clinical rotations working with adults in a hospital setting who are experiencing an acute episode of illness or an exacerbation of a chronic illness. Students learn to apply the principles of primary health care to nursing practice in the acute care setting.
January 12,13:
Ogden, S. & Fluharty, L.K. (2020). Calculation of Drug Dosages: A work text. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Chapter 12 Parenteral Dosages,
Chapter 14 Reconstitution of Medications
Ozog & Ostendorf (2024) Parenteral Medications, Chapter 22. In Perry, Potter, Cobbett (2024). Canadian Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Toronto, ON. pp. 617-632; 648-654.
Table 22.1 Preventing infection during an injection into tissue, pp. 619.
Box 22.1 Recommendations for the Prevention of Needle-Stick Injuries, pp. 622.
Skill 22.1 Preparing Injections: Ampoules and vials, pp. 622-630.
Procedural Guideline 22.1 Mixing Parenteral Medications in One Syringe, pp. 630-632
Skill 22.5 Administering Intramuscular Injections, pp. 648- 654
Keenan-Lindsey, Sams & O’Connor (2022). Intramuscular administration. pp. 1092-1095. In Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada. Elsevier: Toronto, ON.
ANTT: AMNF Federal Education Team (2019). Aseptic Technique Tutorial (ANTT), Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 26(7), 24-26.
January 19, 20:
Ozog & Ostendorf (2024). Parenteral Medications, Chapter 22. In Perry, Potter, Cobbett (2024). Canadian Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Toronto, ON. pp. 617-632; 633-648.
*Table 22-1 Preventing infection during an injection into tissue, pp. 619.
*Skill 22.2 Administering Intradermal Injections, pp. 633-637.
*Skill 22.3 Administering Subcutaneous Injections, pp. 637-643.
*Skill 22.4 Administering Continuous Subcutaneous Infusions, pp. 643-648.
Keenan-Lindsey, Sams & O’Connor (2022). Subcutaneous and intradermal administration, pp.1095-1096. In Keenan-Lindsey, Sams & O’Connor (2022). Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada. Elsevier: Toronto, ON.
January 26,27:
Ogden, S. & Fluharty, L.K. (2020). Calculation of Drug Dosages: A work text. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Chapter 15 Intravenous Flow Rates
Keenan-Lindsey, Sams & O’Connor (2022). Parenteral fluid therapy, pp. 1101-1104. In Keenan-Lindsey, Sams & O’Connor (2022). Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada. Elsevier: Toronto, ON.
Simpson, D. & McIntosh, R. (2021). Measuring & monitoring fluid balance. British Journal of Nursing, 30(12), 706-710.
ANTT: AMNF Federal Education Team (2019). Aseptic Technique Tutorial (ANTT), Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 26(7), 24-26.
February 2, 3:
Ogden, S. & Fluharty, L.K. (2020). Calculation of Drug Dosages: A work text. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Chapter 15 Intravenous Flow Rates
February 23,24 :
Ogden, S. & Fluharty, L.K. (2020). Calculation of Drug Dosages: A work text. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Chapter 13 Dosages Measured in Units
FIT Forum for Injection Technique Canada (2021). Recommendations for Best Practice in Injection Technique, 4th edition. Retrieved from https://fit4diabetes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FIT-Pocket-Guide_EN-2022.pdf
FIT4Safety Canada (2023). Recommendations for Best Practice in the Safe Use of Diabetes Sharps, 2nd edition. Retrieved from https://fit4diabetes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BDC6959_E_FITSafetyGuideUpdate_v15_30Aug2023_36-3.pdf
Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee (2024). 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines Quick Reference Guide. Diabetes Canada. Retrieved from https://guidelines.diabetes.ca/cpgrefguide
Diabetes Canada (2018). Types of insulin. Can J of Diabetes, 42, S314, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2017.12.006.
March 9,10:
Wound Assessment/ Staple & Suture Removal
Sussman, G. (2023). An update on wound management. Australian Prescriber, 46(2), 29-35.
Kohr, Colwell & Hudson (2024). Procedural Guideline 39.1 Performing a Wound Assessment, pp. 1103; Skill 39.3 Removing Sutures and Staples, pp. 1110-1115. In Perry, Potter, & Cobbett (2024). Canadian Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Toronto, ON.
ANTT: AMNF Federal Education Team (2019). Aseptic Technique Tutorial (ANTT), Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 26(7), 24-26.
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Kohr, Colwell & Hudson (2024). Skill 39.5 Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy. pp. 1121-1126. In Perry, Potter, & Cobbett (2024). Canadian Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Toronto, ON
March 23, 24:
ANTT: AMNF Federal Education Team (2019). Aseptic Technique Tutorial (ANTT), Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 26(7), 24-26.
April 13, 14:
Cobbett, S. & Pezzotti, W. (2024). Closed chest drainage systems. pp. 774-791. In Perry, Potter, & Cobbett (2024). Canadian Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 2nd edition. Elsevier: Toronto, ON.