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NURS 317 - Nursing Care of the Individual I: Theory

(3 units) CO12
The art and science nursing focused on professional values, critical thinking, care provider role, clinical management, communication and legal and ethical aspects.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the nursing major.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. utilize evidence-based knowledge from the arts, humanities, and sciences in the care of individuals from diverse backgrounds.
2. examine and clarify professional values and their ethical implications for the professional nurse and the health care team.
3. discuss the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team and identify the nursing role and responsibilities in the creation of safe and caring environments for the individual.
4. demonstrate critical thinking in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of nursing care for individuals.
5. discuss the nurse’s care provider role in health and illness of the individual.
6. discuss the nurse’s role in the physical, cognitive, social and emotional functional ability of the individual, with particular attention to changes due to aging.
7. explain the legal concepts of standards of care and scope of practice.


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