NUR 19201 - Foundations of Nursing

Prerequisite(s): NUR 18200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 18800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 19600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)

Credit Hours: 4.00. This course develops foundational nursing knowledge and skills. The nursing process is introduced as a systematic approach to patient centered care. The concepts of basic human needs and evidence-based practice are presented as foundational to the curriculum. In addition, this course serves as the foundational clinical practicum incorporating principles of physical assessment, psychosocial nursing and nursing fundamentals to the clinical setting. Critical thinking skills are developed as students learn to apply the nursing process to provide patient centered care in order to meet the basic human needs to adult individuals. Clinically appropriate psychomotor skills are learned and reinforced. Typically offered Fall Spring.

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