Introduction to Professional Nursing

Catalog description

A three-hour course which introduces the student to selected basic concepts of professional nursing. Purpose of the course is to introduce nursing concepts to nursing majors. This course focuses on nursing as a caring profession, nurses' roles and functions, ethics, standards, legal aspects, holism, wellness, health care settings, communication, teaching/learning, critical thinking, and the nursing process. The Conceptual Framework and Philosophy of Tech's Department of Nursing will be explored.