Paramedic Transition to Nursing Practice ((7 credit hours))

Catalog description

Builds upon the basic skills and concepts learned as a paramedic. Assists paramedics in transitioning to registered nursing. Focuses on application of the core components of nursing practice to adult patients experiencing actual or potential alterations in health. Strengthens the competencies of nursing practice, including human flourishing, nursing judgment, professional identity, and spirit of inquiry, and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Emphasizes the concepts of nutrition, metabolism, endocrine, elimination, and integumentary. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours). Clinical: 3 credits (135 contact hours).