May 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog
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NURS 400 - Professional Nursing Concepts I


Emphasizes the transition and socialization to professional nursing practice. Examines the relationship between nursing theory, research and practice. Introduction to selected theories relevant to professional nursing practice. Focuses on broadening the professional nurse’s health promotion and health assessment skills throughout the lifespan. Assists the student to incorporate knowledge of the patient interview process, as well as knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the skills of health assessment. Emphasizes how to perform focused assessment skills on any system-specific problem and utilization of nursing models to address health beliefs.Emphasizes the transition and socialization to professional nursing practice. Examines the relationship between nursing theory, research and practice. Introduction to selected theories relevant to professional nursing practice. Focuses on broadening the professional nurse’s health promotion and health assessment skills throughout the lifespan. Assists the student to incorporate knowledge of the patient interview process, as well as knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the skills of health assessment. Emphasizes how to perform focused assessment skills on any system-specific problem and utilization of nursing models to address health beliefs.

Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: RN License and entry into RN-BSN program



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