NURS 3490 - Professional Nursing Concepts for RNs

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: Acceptance to the RN-BS program.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
This course is designed to enhance the Registered Nurse’s perception of the role of the professional practitioner in meeting the health needs of society. Selected issues and trends in nursing will be examined and their relationship to professional nursing practice will be analyzed. Topics will include a wide range of selected issues driven by the current professional and social environment. Graduates of diploma nursing and associates degree programs will be awarded college credit for successful validation of the basic nursing knowledge as part of this course.