Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice

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This course explores nursing concepts for professional nursing practice in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations, along the health-illness continuum. Content includes client and family- centered care, client teaching, levels of prevention, the determinants of health and illness, and the principles of population- focused and culturally sensitive care. Students are introduced to the historical and political influences of the current US health care delivery system with an emphasis on the issues of health care access, health care disparities, social determinants of health, biases in the healthcare setting, and health literacy among culturally diverse and vulnerable populations.