Students learn the pharmacological management of these illness processes. The body s compensatory mechanisms and defenses are explored. This first course in the nursing applications sequence provides the foundational knowledge and theory base for nursing practice. Students are introduced to concepts and principles of nursing process, health promotion, illness risk reduction and illness management. Focus is on the nurse s roles in planning, providing and evaluating care for clients with alterations in health.
Emphasis is on nursing roles within the multi disciplinary health care team.
This first course in the Profession and Professional sequence provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and character of professional nursing practice within the context of the health care delivery system. It promotes socialization as a professional nurse, an understanding of the role and processes for professional nursing practice. In this second laboratory course, students learn additional psychomotor, cognitive and affective skills that are foundational to nursing practice. Focuses of the course include acute care skills, strategies to manage stress, alternative health techniques and therapeutic group processes. This practicum has two distinct components.