NURS204 Nursing Care Provider I - Fundamentals of Nursing
This course is designed to provide student nurses with the basic knowledge necessary for registerednurse practice. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process, evidence-based practice and theintroduction of critical thinking necessary for practice. Integrated throughout the course are conceptsand 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 skillslearned in the lab with a simulator. Students are later introduced into the first clinical experience withadult and/or geriatric patients. Lecture 3 hours, Lab 3 hours, Clinical 6 hours.
Prerequisite
BIO209, BIO301, NURS101, NURS200, NURS201