NURA 3020 - Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice

Credits: 6

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Accelerated Nursing option

Description: In this course, students will be introduced to the profession of nursing and the culture of the health care environment. The core knowledge, core competencies, and role development of the professional nurse are explored. Students begin to develop an understanding of human responses to health and illness within the nurse-patient relationship. Students begin to apply the nursing process, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and therapeutic and multicultural communication. Practice environments for the development of basic nursing skills include the facilitated simulation laboratory and a clinical practicum in a health care facility.