Role Transition to Professional Nursing

Catalog description

This course provides an opportunity for nurses to broaden their perspective on the role of the professional nurse in healthcare delivery. Differences between the associate degree and the bachelor’s degree. Students will reflect on the importance of liberal arts education as needed for developing cognitive abilities, understanding self and others, providing safe, quality care, and informing clinical judgment. Nursing and Interprofessional theories will be examined along with their importance in supporting clinical reasoning. Role differentiation of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse is explored in the context of contemporary and future nursing practice. Role transition to the baccalaureate level nurse as a professional is explored, including areas such as ethical practice, accountability, and integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion into personal practice. An emphasis is placed on the identification of the importance of, and strategies for, personal, professional, and leadership development. Students will create a career plan that provides competency validation for each of the three areas of Professional Development. ”This is an Experiential Learning Course”