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