Self-Learning Modules and Competency Testing

Self-Learning Modules are activities in which a student is guided through skill development by various media including texts, literature, video, audio, and computer programs. The modules have been designed by the nursing faculty to coordinate with the curriculum, thus each class has specific objectives in which the student must demonstrate proficiency.

What are students working on in the Nursing Interventions Lab in the month of October?    Sophomores will begin practicing a focused assessment on their lab partner.  These second year students are in the nursing lab in groups of 6-8 with faculty, and further their classroom knowledge with "hands-on" experience.  Juniors in the next few weeks are working on the following:  Giving a verbal and taped hand-off report, inserting and caring for NG (nasogastric) tubes, post operative airway maintenance, surgical drain care and suture care/removal.  Later in the month they will become competent managing skin and skeletal traction.  Seniors continue to gain experience in critical care settings, and in the lab are becoming competent in managing tracheostomies, endotrachial suctioning on an intubated manikin, and learning about mechanical ventilation.  Seniors are also obtaining EKG's on a classmate, and learning how to interpret cardiac rhythm strips.  In addition, they are given the opportunity to perform a simulated assessment of a laboring patient on Magnesium Sulfate.