NURS 230 Foundations of Professional Nursing
This course explores the unique history and underpinnings of professional nursing through a holistic lens. Building on pre-requisite courses, students are introduced to the principles of quality and safety, communication, clinical judgment and ethical, compassionate, person-centered care for diverse populations within a holistic nursing theoretical framework. Students will have opportunities for reflection, self-awareness, and evidence-based decision-making to initiate an individual professional identity as a baccalaureate prepared nurse.
Prerequisite: Admission to the pre-licensure BSN program.
Special information
3 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 14, 2023 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Examine the development of nursing as a profession and the role of the professional nurse within organizational systems.
- Discuss standards of professional practice and relationship to client care.
- Describe techniques to support self-care, health promotion and disease prevention.
- Utilize Modeling and Role Modeling theory and nursing process to develop clinical judgment skills that support evidence-based, holistic, safe, quality, person-centered nursing care for diverse populations.
- Explore ethical and legal principles and the role of the professional nurse.
- Demonstrate communication techniques necessary to develop trusting relationships with individuals and groups.
- Apply principles and strategies of teaching and learning process.
- Reflect on concepts of culture, cultural awareness, cultural humility, and cross-cultural care.
Spring 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Foundations of Professional Nursing | Merrill, Brenda A | Books for NURS-230-01 Spring 2026 | Course details for NURS-230-01 Spring 2026 |