I. Course Title: Foundations of Nursing Practice
II. Course Number: NURS 345
III. Credit Hours: 6 credits
IV. Prerequisites: Upper division standing
V. Course Description:
Focuses on the foundational skills necessary for successful community-based nursing
                                    practice.
VI. Detailed Description of Content of the Course:
The course objectives and topical content of this Level 1 nursing course are derived
                                    from the 福利导在线观看 School of Nursing鈥檚 philosophy and conceptual framework.
                                    This course facilitates achievement of the 福利导在线观看 School of Nursing program
                                    objectives, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate
                                    Nursing Education, and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) behavioral
                                    competencies. Additionally, course content represents areas covered on standardized
                                    achievement examinations and the NCLEX-RN Test Plan. Current research, advanced nursing
                                    theory, and evidence based clinical practice recommendation aid in content development
                                    and course design.
Emphasis is placed on the following concepts/theories:
1. Foundations of Nursing Practice
   a. Introduction to Nursing
   b. Evidence-Based Practice
   c. Health, Wellness, and Health Disparities
   d. Cultural Diversity
   e. Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
   f. Legal Dimensions of Nursing
   g. Teaching and Counseling
2. Health Care Delivery
   a. The Health Care Delivery System
3. Person-Centered Care and the Nursing Process
   a. Person-Centered Care
   b. Critical Thinking Clinical Reasoning, Judgment, and Decision Making
   c. The Nursing Process
   d. Documenting and Reporting
   e. Nursing Informatics
4. Actions Basic to Nursing Care
   a. Asepsis and Infection Control
   b. Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
   c. Complementary and Integrative Health
   d. Medications
   e. Perioperative Nursing
5. Promoting Health Physiologic Responsiveness
   a. Hygiene
   b. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
   c. Activity
   d. Rest and Sleep
   e. Comfort and Pain Management
   f. Nutrition
   g. Urinary Elimination
   h. Bowel Elimination
   i. Oxygenation and Perfusion
   j. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
6. Promoting Healthy Psychosocial Responses
   a. Loss, Grief, and Dying
   b. Sensory Functioning
VI. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:
The following teaching strategies may be employed but may not be limited to:
Lectures, discussion, multimedia, web-based activities, case studies, small group
                                    work, guided clinical practice, and lab experiences
VII. Goals and Objectives of the Course:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Utilize knowledge from the arts and sciences to understand the impact of the patient鈥檚
                                    and their family鈥檚 perception of the health and illness experience.
2. Apply the nursing process to plan and deliver safe, efficient, and compassionate
                                    patient care.
3. Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions in the delivery of patient care.
4. Utilize professional terminology to communicate with other members of the health
                                    care team.
5. Recognize the impact of health care policy and legislation upon professional nursing
                                    practice and local, state, national, and global health.
6. Demonstrate understanding of roles and responsibilities of members of the health
                                    care team.
7. Identify activities related to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
8. Demonstrate respect for others and accountability to won practice through the provision
                                    of patient-centered care.
9. Apply nursing knowledge and skills within the context of the therapeutic nurse-patient
                                    relationship.
VIII. Assessment Measures:
May include, but not limited to:
1. Exams; Quizzes
2. Paper
3. Project, Individual or Group
4. Nursing Process Project
5. Oral Presentations
6. Class Participation