Nursing Fundamentals
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
6552
Career
Graduate
Units
1 units
Grading
Graded
Description
This course prepares students to demonstrate mastery of fundamental nursing skills that serve as the foundation for safe, effective, evidence-based, and person-centered nursing practice. The course integrates knowledge from nursing science and pathophysiology to develop clinical judgment, technical proficiency, and professional accountability. Students synthesize theoretical knowledge with hands-on skill development to perform fundamental nursing interventions with precision, safety, and cultural responsiveness across diverse populations and healthcare settings.

Outcomes: Apply theoretical frameworks and evidence-based knowledge to guide clinical reasoning and patient-centered nursing practice across diverse populations and healthcare settings; Analyze the legal, ethical, and regulatory standards that guide professional nursing practice, documentation requirements, interprofessional collaboration, and quality and safety frameworks; Synthesize principles of mathematics and physiological concepts for safe medication management and identify risks in medication administration across the lifespan.
Enrollment Requirements
Prerequisites: Restricted to students in the Master of Nursing (MN) program.
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Class Details
Instructor(s)
Jill Pfieffer
Meets
Mo 10:25AM - 11:15AM
Dates
08/24/2026 - 12/12/2026
Room
Marcella Niehoff SON--RM2535A
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Loyola Medical Center
Location
Medical Center Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
0
Seats Open
25
Class Capacity
25
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0