NUR 320 - Foundations of Patient Centered Care

This course is an introduction to the profession of nursing that combines the systematic knowledge and principles of science along with the creativity and intuition of art to provide safe and effective nursing care. The course builds on liberal arts and sciences knowledge to cultivate fundamental nursing competencies of communication, evidence-based practice, safety, infection control, critical thinking, professionalism, and documentation. The nursing process and the clinical judgment models are introduced and systematically applied to actions central to nursing care, to actual and potential health issues, and the promotion of health across the health continuum. Throughout the course, students are familiarized with the ethical and legal standards and regulating bodies that govern the profession of nursing. Principles and skills are presented to build on and deliver safe and culturally appropriate patient centered care and are applied in the nursing laboratory and the clinical setting.
Clinical, Laboratory, Lecture
Credits: 7
Prerequisites: BIO 118, HS 137, NUR 101
Co-requisite: NUR 301
Equivalent(s): NURS 320/NUR 3200
Offered in the Fall Semester
Not Liberal Arts