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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 303 - Foundations of Nursing Practice



Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102 Introduction to Biology, CHEM 107 General Chemistry, BIOL 310 Microbiology II, BIOL 311 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 312 Human Anatomy Physiology II and Co-requisites: NURS 301 Professional Nursing Perspectives and NURS 302 Health Assessment.   The course builds on the concepts and principles presented in the prerequisite arts and sciences. There is a continued focus on integrated processes of caring, communication, documentation, the nursing process, teaching and learning as well as culture and spirituality. Through the application. of student centered teaching-learning strategies, simulated skills laboratory and clinical experiences, students will be prepared to apply cognitive, interpersonal and psychomotor professional nursing practice competencies. Students will also begin to apply evidenced based practice concepts in planning and implementing safe and individualized patient­-centered nursing care. Lecture