Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice
This course explores concepts for professional nursing practice. Major course concepts include the social contract with nursing and society, health promotion and risk reduction, social and cultural factors influencing health beliefs and practices, and the relations between theory, research, evidence and practice. Interprofessional competencies within the structure and function of the healthcare system are addressed.
This course is for RN-BSN students.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student is able to: 1) Explain historical, contemporary, cultural, and policy trends that have shaped nursing practice and roles; 2) Relate the mission and values of the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing to the social contract for professional nursing; 3) Understand the social and cultural basis for health beliefs and practices in individuals, families, communities, and populations; 4) Understand the role of the professional nurse in health promotion and risk reduction; 5) Explain the integration of theory and research into professional nursing practice; 6) Analyze the impact of interprofessional competencies, collaboration skills, and advocacy skills on patient and family centered care; and 7) Analyze the structure and function of the US healthcare system in access, quality, and cost dimensions.
This course is for RN-BSN students.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student is able to: 1) Explain historical, contemporary, cultural, and policy trends that have shaped nursing practice and roles; 2) Relate the mission and values of the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing to the social contract for professional nursing; 3) Understand the social and cultural basis for health beliefs and practices in individuals, families, communities, and populations; 4) Understand the role of the professional nurse in health promotion and risk reduction; 5) Explain the integration of theory and research into professional nursing practice; 6) Analyze the impact of interprofessional competencies, collaboration skills, and advocacy skills on patient and family centered care; and 7) Analyze the structure and function of the US healthcare system in access, quality, and cost dimensions.