Basic Nursing Concepts

Catalog description

Introduces the nursing process and the concept of evidence-based practice as a basis for making clinical nursing judgments. Incorporates theoretical knowledge from nursing, scientific, environmental and humanistic disciplines. Introduces the concepts of client needs, safety, communication, teaching/learning, critical thinking, ethical-legal, cultural diversity, nursing history, and the program's philosophy of nursing. Requires basic understanding of medical terminology. Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in providing care to diverse patient populations.