Courses

The associate degree and diploma nurse are oriented to the roles of the baccalaureate nurse through the exploration of professional issues. Students are introduced to the philosophy and models are examined. This course provides a systematic and comprehensive approach to health assessment and decision-making. Campus laboratory experience is required.

The purpose of this course is to facilitate the transition of the student into the role of a professional nurse. The course focuses on all professional nursing roles. Emphasis is on leadership and management theories and models, resource allocation and management, delegation, legal implications of practice, continuous quality improvement, healthcare systems, and contemporary issues in healthcare.

This course will pull together challenging concepts to better prepare the BSN graduate to transition into professional nursing practice. It will focus on team assessment, priorities and characteristics of a leader, time management, empowerment, change, personal growth, relationship management, and problem solving.

Course reflects content that will prepare senior students for transition of entry into practice. Theories and principles concerning human behavior in organizations, with emphasis on leadership roles encountered in professional nursing practice. Senior nursing students in collaboration with nursing faculty refine coordination of care for a diverse population of clients.

Course fosters synthesis of the curricular concepts of communication, professionalism, gained in prior semesters. Immersion experience to promote transition to practice completion of Level III courses.

Using an online format, this course is designed to enhance the registered nurse¿s knowledge of the role of the professional nurse in meeting the health needs of society. Historical, legal, political, and ethical issues affecting the profession will be examined. The relationship between selected issues, trends, and theories and professional nursing practice will be analyzed.

Focuses on the role of the professional nurse. Topics include current issues in healthcare, career preparation, and strategies to successfully transition to professional nursing practice. LEC, LAB.

NUR 230 is a seminar and practice capstone course that provides an integrative experience applying all dimensions of the professional nurse in the care of diverse patient populations across a variety of healthcare settings. All major concepts of the nursing program are addressed. Leadership and the management of multiple patients are emphasized. Application of knowledge and skills occurs in the clinical setting to facilitate an effective transition from student to registered professional nurse.

Integrate past nursing practice and acquired knowledge, skills, and attitudes for transition to the professional nursing role.

Provides the content and learning experiences designed to help students synthesize the essential concepts for successful transition into professional nursing. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours.