NURS204 Nursing Care Provider I - Fundamentals of Nursing

NURS204 (3, 1, 2) 15-week course, 3 hours theory, 3 hours lab, 6 hours clinical. This course is designed to provide student nurses with the basic knowledge necessary for registered nurse practice. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process, evidence-based practice and the introduction of critical thinking necessary for practice. Integrated throughout the course are concepts and issues that relate to nursing practice: the nurse-patient relationship, individual-centered care, effective communication, self-care and wellness, culture, mobility, teaching, learning, and basic skills learned in the lab with a simulator. Students are later introduced into the first clinical experience with adult and/or geriatric patients.