Nursing Fundamentals

Catalog description

The fundamental nursing course introduces you to the role of the professional registered nurse, the role of interdisciplinary team members, and the health care system from historical, legal, and ethical perspectives. You will learn to assimilate the cognitive, legal, and ethical skills necessary to provide safe, effective, and evidence-based care. You will build on concepts and topics previously learned in previous courses. Topics include patient safety, cultural competency, patient education and counseling, the nursing process, activities of daily living, critical thinking, and professional communication skills. Emphasis is placed on the beginning application of therapeutic communication techniques, documenting patient care, the clinical reasoning process, and health promotion. You must successfully complete all requirements of both didactic and clinical courses. Failure of one course will lead to a repeat of both the didactic and clinical courses.