Foundations of Professional Practice (RN) Learning Objectives

LOCATION	TIME
Nursing Innovation and Education Center 2001 The Embarcadero, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94143	8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

OBJECTIVES

TOPIC	OBJECTIVES
Foundations of Professional Practice	Recognize the value of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality and safe care according to the nursing scope of practice and standards of care Connect nursing professional practice to UCSF Health’s Mission, Vision, and Values Integrate nursing practice with current evidence and the competency assessment process Clarify the process for reviewing policy and procedure on the UCSF Health CareLinks intranet Illustrate expectations for email access and IT support
Professional Development	Differentiate the resources available through the Center for Nursing Excellence and Innovation (CNEI) teams of Nursing Practice, Education, and Nursing Research Integrate structural empowerment through Shared Governance and Magnet core councils Generate opportunities for career advancement via the nursing clinical ladder and advanced degrees
Health Equity	Categorize the definition of privilege Construct an individual-led activity designed to promote self-awareness of privileged identities Critique the implications of an individual’s privileges in relation to UCSF Health PRIDE values Review principles of Health Equity, including interpreter services, patient education practices, and awareness of health literacy
Medication Safety	State the ”five rights” of safe medication practice Integrate 2-RN independent check process for error prevention with high-risk medications Outline medication verification processes: allergies, Micromedex drug compatibility, and weight-based medication dosing Demonstrate medication transfer devices utilized at UCSF Health
Blood Administration	Integrate nursing practice for blood administration preparation, documentation, and reaction response
Early Recognition and Code Response	Outline the resources and systems available for patient decompensation and code response including Rapid Response Team, Sepsis screening, Stroke assessment, Code Blue/White team structure Generate significance of closed-loop communication Outline supplies and medications available in the Code cart Implement and demonstrate features of the Zoll-R Defibrillator for code readiness
Electronic Health Record	Verify and explain EHR training scheduling/location
Activity Fair	Engage with self-guided individual/group activities related to safe nursing practices (including but not limited to pumps, admission to discharge practices, monitoring equipment, oxygen therapy, tracheostomy, enteral tubes, hazardous medications/disposal, Code Cart, restraints and central line/port care and supplies)
Admit to Discharge	Integrate scope of practice expectations for admission, assessment, care planning, education, acuity, procedural/operational preparation, and discharge Outline practice to meet needs of diverse patient populations, including homeless patients and patients with limited English proficiency
Pain Management	Distinguish the hierarchy of the pain assessment and identify the scales and tools used at UCSF Identify frequency for pain assessments and demonstrate application of range order dosing Describe the monitoring requirements for Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and Epidurals Demonstrate operation of the epidural CADD pump
Quality Indicators	Review nursing knowledge relevant to quality indicators
POCT	Outline Point of Care testing performed in identified clinical areas and understand QC requirements; Competency for waived POC testing is assessed via methods of (1) periodic observation of work by supervisor and (2) monitoring of each user’s quality control performance
Restraint Management	Distinguish assessment and ordering practices for medical and behavioral restraints
Tele Test	Detect cardiac monitoring proficiency via identification of lethal arrhythmias in a test with 100% passing score
Evaluation	Reflect on the learning experience Provide feedback for Nursing Professional Development Team