RNSG 1210 NURSING PROFESSION: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS
This course provides students with the fundamental concepts relevant to nursing practice. The student will be introduced to the organizing framework of the nursing program, physical assessment, the nursing process, basic concepts related to aging, oxygenation, and nutrition and elimination. The student will learn technical skills and procedures including medication administration and therapeutic communication. The client needs addressed in this course are safe and effective care environment, health promotion and maintenance, psychosocial integrity and physiological integrity. Clinical experiences will include rotations through nursing homes.
Lecture Hours
75
Lab Hours
120
Prerequisite
Program Admission