All required junior nursing courses or NU 360 for BSN completion students. Course analyzes contemporary and future issues involving the professional nurse. The course further explores role socialization from nursing student to BSN prepared nurse.
Course reviews the legal responsibilities and professional regulation of nursing practice.
Selected social, ethical, political, economic, and legal issues will be examined. Demonstrates competencies of critical thinking and reflective practice when making decisions relate to contemporary professional issues. Evaluates the effects of legal, ethical, and economic issues on health care. Actively participates in the political process. Integrates professional, individual, and cultural values when analyzing ethical and moral issues in nursing practice.