Nursing As a Profession/RN's

Catalog description

This course is designed as a bridge course for the registered nurse student who is advancing towards the baccalaureate or masters level. Acknowledging prior nursing preparation, the course will introduce the RN student to the philosophy and core concepts of the Elms baccalaureate and MSN nursing curricula. Selected topics (concepts, theories, models, processes) for nurses advancing in their educational preparation and career are explored within the scope of current professional nursing process. The focus is on core concepts of baccalaureate prepared nurses that will bridge the RN to baccalaureate and master's education. Specifically, this course is guided by selected content described by the AACN in its Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (please see http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education- Resources/AACN-Essentials), Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN), and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education's Nurse of the Future Core (NOF) Competencies. An expectation of knowledge, attitude, and skills (KIAS) growth as a professional is implicit.