This course is designed as an introduction to the profession of nursing. Learning activities will include discussion of the history of nursing and relevance to the evolution of nursing as a profession. Professional communication, professional practices, technology, professional nursing concepts, and the nursing process will be explored. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Scope and Standards will be reviewed in depth. Basic nursing skills will be introduced and students will demonstrate competency of basic nursing skills through practice and demonstration. The course is offered during an 8-week period, which includes two hours theory and one hour laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students and NURS 2000L Foundations Professional Nursing Practice Lab.
NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students (4 hours)
This course offers an exploration of selected pathophysiological processes in the human body that occur when a homeostatic imbalance related to internal or external factors across the lifespan is experienced. Internal or external factors may be genetics, culture, lifestyle, environment, and/or psychosocial in nature. The course will explore knowledge of the etiology and clinical manifestations of specific impaired health states. Course participants discover evidence in relation to pathophysiological processes and treatments. This course will introduce health policy in connection to select pathophysiological states for the health care provider and health care consumer. These principles will enable the learner to frame problems through the critical thinking process.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 1090 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I, BIO 1100 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology II, and NURS 1910 Medical Terminology with grades of "C+" or better.
NURS 2000L Foundations Professional Nursing Practice Lab (1 hour)
This lab must be taken with NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Traditional BSN program.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students and NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice.
