NRSG 101 Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice

This course explores professional nursing practice within the US healthcare system. Concepts of person, health, nursing, and environment are introduced and provide a foundation for the role of the nurse and health care for individuals as bio-psychosocial-spiritual beings along the health and wellness spectrum. The course focuses on patient-centered care, interprofessional communication and team members, information systems and healthcare technology, health promotion, and a culture of safety. A clinical decision-making process is introduced and provides a framework to help students think critically and make informed clinical judgements. Must be accepted into the ASN nursing program.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Identify roles and responsibilities of the nurse as a member of the interprofessional healthcare team.
2. Describe clinical decision-making processes and their systematic approaches to clinical reasoning and judgement.
3. 3. Explain the influence of evidence-based practice and evolving technologies on nursing clinical judgment and practice.
4. 4. Utilize communication tools and strategies to effectively collaborate with interprofessional healthcare team members.
5. Discuss the effect of environment, culture, and lifestyle of the health status of individual, bio-psychosocial-spiritual beings throughout the life cycle.
6. Examine the impact of health promotion, cultural competence, and therapeutic communication on quality patient-centered care.