Evaluative skills are developed by critiquing current nursing research. Using peer-reviewed research articles, students summarize nursing research on a selected topic. This course is designed as a bridge for the registered nurse between the basic nursing education program and the course work leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Students examine historical, social, economic, and political aspects of the development of the nursing profession. This course introduces students to the use of a theoretical model in nursing practice.
Students identify the differences in selected nursing models.
Specifically, students develop a working knowledge of the Roy Adaptation Model of nursing by using the model to perform a self- assessment and develop an individualized plan of care. This course enables students to investigate symptom perception, management, and outcome evaluation to human responses that impact client populations across the life span. In this course students will investigate therapeutic approaches to frequently encountered human responses, such as pain, grief, anxiety, and fatigue. Through an in-depth critique of current research literature, students evaluate therapeutic nursing interventions pertaining to symptom experience and symptom management. In this course, students develop interpersonal communication techniques essential for the practice of nursing.