NURS 2050 - Bridges to Professional Nursing LPN-BSN

5 Credit Hours

Description
Course Description: This course is designed specifically for advanced placement of students who have been selected by special criteria to exempt the first semester of the nursing program. It introduces the advanced placement student to the framework for the program of study and provides the foundation for professional nursing practice in the promotion and maintenance of health, prevention of illness, and care of patients/clients experiencing alterations in physiological and psychobiological health. The application of the Nursing process and concepts of holistic care, transcultural nursing, critical thinking, basic human needs, psychosocial needs, growth and development, legal/ethical issues, pharmacological principles, therapeutic interventions, and communication skills are emphasized. The role of the professional nurse is introduced and expanded to include patient/family education and collaboration with patients, families, the interdisciplinary team, and community agencies. Selected content, including pharmacological principles and mathematical calculation, is presented. This course includes classroom/Webex lectures, acute care clinicals and skills practice. This course is offered in the first semester of the bridge track.