{"id":86,"date":"2025-11-07T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/chapter\/course-outline-consolidated-practice-experience-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:05:44","slug":"course-outline-consolidated-practice-experience-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pncurriculum\/chapter\/course-outline-consolidated-practice-experience-3\/","title":{"raw":"Course Outline: Consolidated Practice Experience 3","rendered":"Course Outline: Consolidated Practice Experience 3"},"content":{"raw":"Minimum Course Hours: 65\n

Course Description<\/h1>\nLearners apply and adapt knowledge gained in Level 1, 2, and 3 courses to community care settings. Learners explore concepts of cultural safety, cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, and mental health and\/or substance use. They will also explore clinical judgment, critical thinking, collaboration, and leadership. Learners may gain experience through simulation and in a variety of settings with a focus on concepts outlined in Integrated Nursing Practice 3.\n\nNote:<\/strong> These hours may be offered as Consolidated Practice Experience 3 or integrated into the Integrated Nursing Practice 3 course as practice hours.\n\nPrerequisites:<\/strong> Professional Communication 2; Professional Practice 2; Variations in Health 2; Health Promotion 2; Integrated Nursing Practice 2\n\nCorequisites:<\/strong> Professional Communication 3; Professional Practice 3; Variations in Health 3; Health Promotion 3; Integrated Nursing Practice 3\n

Learning Outcomes<\/h1>\nUpon successful completion of this course and with faculty guidance and input from the interprofessional health care team, the learner will be able to:\n
    \n \t
  1. Practise within legislation; the current British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) LPN Ethics Standards, Practice Standards, and Entry-Level Competencies; and facility-specific policy and procedures relevant to care in community settings.\n
      \n \t
    • 1.1 Examine the practical nurse's role and responsibility and the unique considerations of leadership, direction, assignment, and supervision of unregulated care providers within the context of community care.<\/li>\n \t
    • 1.2 Explore the impact of Professional and Practice Standards on nursing practice in community settings.<\/li>\n \t
    • 1.3 Use facility-specific resources, policies, and procedures in the delivery of care in community settings.<\/li>\n \t
    • 1.4 Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for one\u2019s own decisions and actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
    • Apply critical thinking, clinical judgment, and knowledge of holistic assessment to plan, implement and evaluate care for clients from across the lifespan receiving care in a community setting.\n
        \n \t
      • 2.1 Apply knowledge of mental health and\/or substance use conditions in the provision of care in the practice setting.<\/li>\n \t
      • 2.2 Demonstrate a trauma-informed, person-centred, and recovery-oriented approach when providing care for clients experiencing mental health and\/or substance use conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
      • Initiate, maintain, and conclude therapeutic relationships when caring for clients across the lifespan in community settings, including clients with mental health and\/or substance use conditions.\n
          \n \t
        • 3.1 Interact in a manner that respects the rights, needs, interests, and preferences of clients.<\/li>\n \t
        • 3.2 Maintain appropriate interpersonal and professional boundaries.<\/li>\n \t
        • 3.3 Identify personal biases and barriers to communicating effectively with the health care team and clients, particularly those with mental health and\/or substance use issues.<\/li>\n \t
        • 3.4 Provide clear information to clients about the care or service to be provided.<\/li>\n \t
        • 3.5 Respond to questions and concerns in a calm and caring manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
        • Reflect on the practical nurse\u2019s role as advocate when caring for clients across the lifespan in community settings, including clients with mental health and\/or substance use conditions.\n
            \n \t
          • 4.1 Advocate on the behalf of the rights, needs, interests, and fair treatment of clients and their families.<\/li>\n \t
          • 4.2 Identify how evidence-informed decision making can advocate for change in the community setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
          • Participate in collaborative practice decisions that are client specific and consider client acuity, complexity, and variability as well as available resources in a supervised practice setting.\n
              \n \t
            • 5.1 Develop collaborative relationships with clients in a caring community environment.<\/li>\n \t
            • 5.2 Seek clarification, guidance, and assistance from other health care team members when needed.<\/li>\n \t
            • 5.3 Use problem-solving and decision-making skills with the interprofessional team and clients to develop a plan for care in the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
            • Provide culturally safe, trauma-informed, and relational care that recognizes diversity and respects the uniqueness of each individual.\n
                \n \t
              • 6.1 Communicate verbally and in writing in an objective and non-stigmatizing manner.<\/li>\n \t
              • 6.2 Evaluate how interactions with clients and other members of the health care team in the community are influenced by one\u2019s own biases, values, and assumptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t
              • Engage in continuous learning to maintain and enhance personal and professional competence.\n
                  \n \t
                • 7.1 Use self-reflection to identify practice areas for improvement.<\/li>\n \t
                • 7.2 Cope constructively with unanticipated or unusual situations.<\/li>\n \t
                • 7.3 Respond non-defensively to feedback, even when provided in a critical or confrontational manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Course Concepts<\/h1>\nCourse outcomes will be met through examination and exploration of the following:\n
                    \n \t
                  • Professional communication<\/li>\n \t
                  • Nurse\u2010client relationship\/therapeutic relationship<\/li>\n \t
                  • Comprehensive assessments across the lifespan<\/li>\n \t
                  • Mental health assessment<\/li>\n \t
                  • Interprofessional approach to care<\/li>\n \t
                  • Ethical practice<\/li>\n \t
                  • Wellness and health promotion<\/li>\n \t
                  • Nursing care and documentation<\/li>\n \t
                  • Self\u2010reflective approach to practice and lifelong learning<\/li>\n \t
                  • Cultural safety and cultural humility, and anti-racism, particularly Indigenous-specific anti-racism<\/li>\n \t
                  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                    <\/div>","rendered":"

                    Minimum Course Hours: 65<\/p>\n

                    Course Description<\/h1>\n

                    Learners apply and adapt knowledge gained in Level 1, 2, and 3 courses to community care settings. Learners explore concepts of cultural safety, cultural humility, trauma-informed practice, and mental health and\/or substance use. They will also explore clinical judgment, critical thinking, collaboration, and leadership. Learners may gain experience through simulation and in a variety of settings with a focus on concepts outlined in Integrated Nursing Practice 3.<\/p>\n

                    Note:<\/strong> These hours may be offered as Consolidated Practice Experience 3 or integrated into the Integrated Nursing Practice 3 course as practice hours.<\/p>\n

                    Prerequisites:<\/strong> Professional Communication 2; Professional Practice 2; Variations in Health 2; Health Promotion 2; Integrated Nursing Practice 2<\/p>\n

                    Corequisites:<\/strong> Professional Communication 3; Professional Practice 3; Variations in Health 3; Health Promotion 3; Integrated Nursing Practice 3<\/p>\n

                    Learning Outcomes<\/h1>\n

                    Upon successful completion of this course and with faculty guidance and input from the interprofessional health care team, the learner will be able to:<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Practise within legislation; the current British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) LPN Ethics Standards, Practice Standards, and Entry-Level Competencies; and facility-specific policy and procedures relevant to care in community settings.\n
                        \n
                      • 1.1 Examine the practical nurse’s role and responsibility and the unique considerations of leadership, direction, assignment, and supervision of unregulated care providers within the context of community care.<\/li>\n
                      • 1.2 Explore the impact of Professional and Practice Standards on nursing practice in community settings.<\/li>\n
                      • 1.3 Use facility-specific resources, policies, and procedures in the delivery of care in community settings.<\/li>\n
                      • 1.4 Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for one\u2019s own decisions and actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • Apply critical thinking, clinical judgment, and knowledge of holistic assessment to plan, implement and evaluate care for clients from across the lifespan receiving care in a community setting.\n
                          \n
                        • 2.1 Apply knowledge of mental health and\/or substance use conditions in the provision of care in the practice setting.<\/li>\n
                        • 2.2 Demonstrate a trauma-informed, person-centred, and recovery-oriented approach when providing care for clients experiencing mental health and\/or substance use conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • Initiate, maintain, and conclude therapeutic relationships when caring for clients across the lifespan in community settings, including clients with mental health and\/or substance use conditions.\n
                            \n
                          • 3.1 Interact in a manner that respects the rights, needs, interests, and preferences of clients.<\/li>\n
                          • 3.2 Maintain appropriate interpersonal and professional boundaries.<\/li>\n
                          • 3.3 Identify personal biases and barriers to communicating effectively with the health care team and clients, particularly those with mental health and\/or substance use issues.<\/li>\n
                          • 3.4 Provide clear information to clients about the care or service to be provided.<\/li>\n
                          • 3.5 Respond to questions and concerns in a calm and caring manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • Reflect on the practical nurse\u2019s role as advocate when caring for clients across the lifespan in community settings, including clients with mental health and\/or substance use conditions.\n
                              \n
                            • 4.1 Advocate on the behalf of the rights, needs, interests, and fair treatment of clients and their families.<\/li>\n
                            • 4.2 Identify how evidence-informed decision making can advocate for change in the community setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                            • Participate in collaborative practice decisions that are client specific and consider client acuity, complexity, and variability as well as available resources in a supervised practice setting.\n
                                \n
                              • 5.1 Develop collaborative relationships with clients in a caring community environment.<\/li>\n
                              • 5.2 Seek clarification, guidance, and assistance from other health care team members when needed.<\/li>\n
                              • 5.3 Use problem-solving and decision-making skills with the interprofessional team and clients to develop a plan for care in the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                              • Provide culturally safe, trauma-informed, and relational care that recognizes diversity and respects the uniqueness of each individual.\n
                                  \n
                                • 6.1 Communicate verbally and in writing in an objective and non-stigmatizing manner.<\/li>\n
                                • 6.2 Evaluate how interactions with clients and other members of the health care team in the community are influenced by one\u2019s own biases, values, and assumptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                • Engage in continuous learning to maintain and enhance personal and professional competence.\n
                                    \n
                                  • 7.1 Use self-reflection to identify practice areas for improvement.<\/li>\n
                                  • 7.2 Cope constructively with unanticipated or unusual situations.<\/li>\n
                                  • 7.3 Respond non-defensively to feedback, even when provided in a critical or confrontational manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    Course Concepts<\/h1>\n

                                    Course outcomes will be met through examination and exploration of the following:<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    • Professional communication<\/li>\n
                                    • Nurse\u2010client relationship\/therapeutic relationship<\/li>\n
                                    • Comprehensive assessments across the lifespan<\/li>\n
                                    • Mental health assessment<\/li>\n
                                    • Interprofessional approach to care<\/li>\n
                                    • Ethical practice<\/li>\n
                                    • Wellness and health promotion<\/li>\n
                                    • Nursing care and documentation<\/li>\n
                                    • Self\u2010reflective approach to practice and lifelong learning<\/li>\n
                                    • Cultural safety and cultural humility, and anti-racism, particularly Indigenous-specific anti-racism<\/li>\n
                                    • Diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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