Nursing Fundamentals
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.
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.