Fundamentals of Nursing

Catalog description

The Fundamentals of Nursing course will promote nursing as an evolving art and science directed to promote human health and well-being. This course challenges students to cultivate the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) standards. It includes critical thinking and blended skills-practice using the nursing process framework to create a plan for the care of the individual client, family, and the community in general. Professional roles and functions of a registered nurse (RN) will be introduced in this course as well as health teaching and counseling skills. Students will learn to develop skills such as cognitive and technical; interpersonal relationship, and legal and ethical aspects of nursing practice to uphold the four goals of nursing, which are: 1. Promoting health; 2. Preventing illness; 3. Restoring health; 4. Facilitating coping with illness or death. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to identify with their selected profession and share in its rewards by developing caring relationships with clients.