Required of all students in the R.N. to B.S.N. Program. Builds on a foundation of knowledge about common pathophysiologic conditions affecting adults and children and expands student knowledge of current clinical assessment and management techniques. A core course focusing on nursing's impact on the health care system, analysis of the nurse's professional role, the nurse's responsibility for legal, ethical and professional dimensions, and analysis of selected contemporary issues on the profession. Designed to increase the student's understanding of nursing practice in a changing health care system. Concepts and strategies from public health, epidemiology, group and family theories are introduced, and the relationship between political, socioeconomic and environmental factors and the health populations is explored.
Clinical experiences take place in a variety of community settings.
Admission to R.N. to B.S.N. Program Expands the student's knowledge of current trends in the management of acute and chronic health states across the life span. Course content addresses the use of the nursing process and research findings from nursing and related disciplines to work with individuals, families, and groups. Legal, ethical and political implications of care are considered throughout the course. Clinical experiences take place in a variety of settings. This course is the first half of a year-long course sequence examining the issues related to professionalism in nursing, including education preparation, credentialing, levels of practice, and the place of theory.