Provides an introduction to nursing process and critical thinking as a process to learn and to improve nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and utilization of the components of the nursing process in the care of clients and families. Concepts essential for nursing practice and functional health patterns are examined. The nursing process and components of critical thinking are introduced in this course. Focus is placed on the care of stable clients with expected or predictable outcomes.
Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse as a provider of care and member of a discipline.
Concepts are expanded to include the recognition of changes in clients with predictable outcomes and the utilization of appropriate interventions. Emphasis is placed on client teaching, collaboration with family members, and shared decision making. There is a continuing emphasis on the role of the nurse as a provider of care and member of the discipline. Also, pharmacology principles and concepts related to pain control, anesthesia agents, reproduction control, and blood-forming agents are included. Transcultural and adult developmental stage considerations are also included.