This course introduces the Neuman Systems Model and selected nursing theorists, ethical and legal topics in nursing, the use of the professional self, understanding and working with client systems, the environment and health, the nurse as healer, and the fine arts in the nurse's personal and professional life.
Students begin to develop a professional portfolio.
Competencies in the use of nursing informatics, critical thinking and writing, and oral and written communication competencies are stressed. This course is a prerequisite for all other nursing courses. This course teaches use of the Neuman Systems Model as an organizing framework in completing comprehensive wellness assessments, health promotion activities, health education, and illness prevention. The relationship of the environment to health, the nurse's role as healer, and the use of the fine arts in health promotion are integrated into health assessment, care planning, and health education. Students progress in the use of nursing informatics and knowledge of the professional literature relevant to health assessment, health promotion, and health education.