NRSG 1710 Fundamentals of Nursing

7 Credit Hours [4 lecture hours; 3 clinical hours (minimum 9 contact hours per week per 15-week term)] Credit Hour(s)

This course is an introduction to the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills, and attitudes that emphasize fundamental principles necessary to provide safe nursing care for individuals with basic alterations in homeostasis and health to include clinical and lab.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to meet the eight (8) core competencies as evidenced by:

Professional Behavior: Identify ethical, legal, and regulatory frameworks of nursing and standards of professional nursing practice.
Communication: Define the components of effective communication.
Assessment: Identify subjective and objective data that relate to actual or potential health alterations.
Clinical Decision Making: Recognize how clinical decision making relates to providing safe and effective evidence-based nursing care.
Caring Interventions: Identify caring interventions that incorporate principles of dignity, diversity, safety, and knowledge.
Teaching and Learning: Define the components of an individualized teaching plan designed to meet the learning needs of patients, families, and/or groups.
Collaboration: Identify the roles of various members of the health care team.
Managing Care: Recognize the various aspects of managing care.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the nursing program.
Corequisite(s): NRSG 1120
This course is not designed for transfer to four-year universities. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about transferability of credits.