Fundamental Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice

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Prerequisites: Admission to nursing clinical major. Introduces evidence-based nursing concepts and skills that create the framework for professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on fundamental practice concepts including nursing process, clinical decision making, basic physiological and psychosocial health care needs, holistic and culturally congruent care, and the delivery of safe, high quality nursing care across the health-wellness continuum. Students learn and practice skills in a lab setting with the application of acquired skills in a clinical and/or community setting.