NUR 1020 - Foundations of Nursing Practice

Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program.
Corequisite: NUR 1020L
This course lays a foundation for socialization into the nursing profession and provides novice nursing students with an elementary understanding of key concepts and principles supporting the practice of holistic nursing. Emphasis on the ways that nurses assist patients meet universal healthcare requirements and aid the patient or members of his/her family capable of meeting the patient’s self-care requisites. This course introduces the profession of nursing, the roles of the nurse as a member of the health team, and the legal and ethical foundations of nursing. The student is introduced to the use of the nursing process as the framework to provide nursing care activities to meet patients’ needs. Principles of caring behaviors, cultural diversity, professionalism, critical thinking, health teaching, personal accountability and responsibility, and therapeutic communication skills are stressed. This course acquaints the student with psychological and physiological human needs and the nurse’s role in assisting a person to meet these needs using evidence-based practice. Beginning competence in meeting basic human needs when caring for adults with common health derived limitations is stressed.

Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Didactic Hours: 60