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NURS 230 Foundations of Professional Nursing

This course explores the unique history and underpinnings of professional nursing through a holistic lens. Building on pre-requisite courses, students are introduced to the principles of quality and safety, communication, clinical judgment and ethical, compassionate, person-centered care for diverse populations within a holistic nursing theoretical framework. Students will have opportunities for reflection, self-awareness, and evidence-based decision-making to initiate an individual professional identity as a baccalaureate prepared nurse.

Special information

Prerequisite: Admission to the pre-licensure BSN program.
3 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 14, 2023 to present

Learning outcomes

General

  • Examine the development of nursing as a profession and the role of the professional nurse within organizational systems.
  • Discuss standards of professional practice and relationship to client care.
  • Describe techniques to support self-care, health promotion and disease prevention.
  • Utilize Modeling and Role Modeling theory and nursing process to develop clinical judgment skills that support evidence-based, holistic, safe, quality, person-centered nursing care for diverse populations.
  • Explore ethical and legal principles and the role of the professional nurse.
  • Demonstrate communication techniques necessary to develop trusting relationships with individuals and groups.
  • Apply principles and strategies of teaching and learning process.
  • Reflect on concepts of culture, cultural awareness, cultural humility, and cross-cultural care.

Spring 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
01 Foundations of Professional Nursing Domagala, Rachel Books for NURS-230-01 Spring 2025 Course details for NURS-230-01 Spring 2025