NUR 1800 - Fundamentals of Nursing

7 Credit(s) Hours: 13 hrs.

Beginning level clinical nursing students are introduced to basic nursing knowledge and skills including dependent, independent and interdependent functions of the nurse. This course is designed to introduce the beginning student to the following concepts: Quality and Safety for Nurses (QSEN) Initiative incorporating patient centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidenced based practice, safety, quality improvement and informatics, the nursing process, and the Categories of Client Needs.

Classroom instruction and laboratory sessions, at the college and in selected health agencies, are held weekly throughout the semester. During the college laboratory, concepts and principles discussed in previous classes are used as the basis for performing therapeutic nursing interventions. The health agency/clinical simulation experiences are utilized to enhance learning. Each clinical experience is preceded and followed by a conference where the expected student learning outcomes are discussed and evaluated. Individual and group assignments are utilized for laboratory experiences. Class work for the typical week consists of: four (4) classroom instruction, two (2) hours college laboratory and seven (7) hours health agency/clinical simulation experiences. It is mandatory for students to engage in additional practice for the development of skills. Provisions are available for additional time in the college laboratory for practice.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 1100 , PSY 1100 , SCI 2500 and ENG 1200 or ENG 2400 if exempt from ENG 1200
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): NUR 1700 and BIO 1200
Department: Nursing