Introduces students to concepts basic to nursing practice. Issues and processes related to the professional roles are explored. Self-awareness of personal wellness and the concept of professional wellness are introduced. This knowledge enables student to begin the socialization process into professional nursing. Provides students with a foundation for the care provider role.
Basic skills are introduces through lab and clinical experiences.
Develops the skill of therapeutic communication with sensitivity to values and culture. Explores individual philosophies beliefs about nursing. Underlying therapeutic principals and knowledge of common health alterations are used by students when performing skills in lab and clinical settings. Students are introduced to the nursing process through the framework of Roy's Adaptation Model. Provides students with a systematic method of collecting, categorizing, and communicating adaptive and ineffective client behaviors, well children though older adults.