Bridge to Nursing

Catalog description

Builds upon the basic skills and concepts learned as a licensed healthcare provider. Assists healthcare provider in transitioning to registered nursing. Focuses on application of the core components of nursing practice to adult patients experiencing actual or potential alterations in health. Strengthens the competencies of nursing practice, including human flourishing, nursing judgment, professional identity, and spirit of inquiry, and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Emphasizes the concepts of nutrition, metabolism, endocrine, elimination, and integumentary. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Associate Degree nursing Program and ( BIO 137 , BIO 139 , and Quantitative Reasoning Course at AA/AS Level) with a grade of "C" or better, PSY 110 , and ENG 101 . Pre or Corequisite(s): NSG 212 with a grade of "C" or better. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours); Clinical: 3 credits (135 contact hours).