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This course introduces the beginning nursing student to the profession of nursing and the multiple roles of the contemporary professional nurse. The student will explore the historical development and current status of the profession as well as role expectations related to provider of care, manager of care, and member of the nursing profession.

This course introduces concepts essential to the development of the professional nurse. The focus includes exploration of personal and professional identity in preparation for the delivery of patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. There is an emphasis on evidence-based practice and informatics to enhance communication, documentation, and safe patient-centered care. Prerequisite: Second-semester Sophomore Nursing major status and consent of the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

This course introduces evidence based concepts essential to the development of the professional nurse to promote therapeutic nurse-client communication. The focus includes exploration of personal and professional identity for application to interactions with diverse individuals and groups in a variety of settings.

This course focuses on developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the safe and accountable administration of medications across the lifespan.  Emphasis is placed on accurate dosage calculation, proper administration techniques, and accurate documentation resulting in an outcome of safe and accountable medication administration.  Didactic and experiential laboratory experiences are based on the authentic nature of medication administration. Prerequisite: Second-semester sophomore status and consent of the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

This course focuses on the nursing process, basic nursing skills, therapeutic communication, and the role of the nurse as a member of the health care team. Emphasis is placed on wellness, physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors which contribute to the patient's health across the lifespan. Students develop basic nursing skills through simulation activities followed by experiences in the acute care setting to provide and manage care for adult and older adult patients.

This course utilizes concepts from the liberal arts and sciences to provide holistic health assessment across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the development of leadership skills in critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, and critical inquiry for the safe provision of quality care across the populations.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the nursing process, basic nursing skills, safety, and the role of the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Emphasis is placed on physiological and psychosocial factors which contribute to safe patient-centered care. Students develop basic nursing skills through simulation activities followed by experiences in the healthcare setting to provide safe patient-centered care for adult and older adult patients.

This course utilizes concepts from the liberal arts and sciences to provide holistic health assessment across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the development of leadership skills in clinical judgment, diagnostic reasoning, and critical inquiry for the safe provision of quality care across populations. Didactic, experiential laboratory and simulation activities are utilized throughout the semester.