The second of two core courses which combines nursing skills and concepts of communication and group process. Provides students an opportunity for expanded skill acquisition and synthesis of learned concepts through simulations of realistic patient care situations. A core nursing course focusing on the historical development of nursing and the role of the professional nurse in today's health care system. Introduces students to theories and concepts utilized in nursing including the nursing process. Selected nursing interventions are explored.
Clinical practice takes place in a variety of settings.
A core course in the Second Degree Program which introduces selected concepts that provide the foundation for clinical practice. It also assists students in aquiring basic psychomotor and interpersonal skills used in providing patient care. An interprofessional course required of all undergraduate and second degree nursing students and offered to other interested university students. Focuses on the mechanisms of disease and the body's ability to respond to such challenges throughout the life span. An interprofessional course required of all undergraduate and second degree nursing students and offered to other interested university students.