RNSG 1324 Concept-Based Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
Course Information
Course Description
Integration of previous health care knowledge and skills into the role development of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of health care team, and member of the profession. Emphasis is on clinical decision-making for patients and their families. Review of selected health care and professional nursing concepts with application through exemplars. Health care concepts include comfort, diversity, elimination, functional ability, human development, mobility, nutrition, sensory perception, sleep, coping, thermoregulation, tissue integrity, acid-base balance, clotting, cognition, fluid and electrolyte balance, gas exchange, immunity, metabolism, nutrition, grief, and perfusion. Professional nursing concepts include clinical judgment, communication, ethical-legal, evidence-based practice, health promotion, health information technology, patient-centered care, patient education, professionalism, safety, teamwork and collaboration. Introduces concepts of leadership and management. This course lends itself to a concept-based approach.
Prerequisite(s)
Admission to Nursing Program,
BIOL 2401,
BIOL 2402,
ENGL 1301,
PSYC 2301
Corequisite(s)
For LVN/Paramedic to RN Transition students:
RNSG 1118,
RNSG 1128, and
SPCH 1311,
SPCH 1315, or
SPCH 1321
Assessment Levels
R3, E3, M3