Introduction to Practical Nursing

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the foundations of practical nursing as a profession. Content includes nursing history (including trends, transcultural nursing, and cultural/spiritual sensitivity and competence), nursing theory, clinical judgement, and the nursing process. Health care settings, community health, and healthcare system issues, trends, and policy applicable to practical nursing will also be covered. The concepts of evidence-based practice, self-care decision making, and safety/preparedness and human caring science will be utilized throughout this course.