NURS 3200 - Foundations Clinical

Essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills for professional nursing practice are presented. Principles of physical, biological, and behavioral sciences are integrated with theoretical nursing knowledge to provide the basis of professional nursing care of individuals in various settings. The nursing process provides the basis for organizing the care of clients. The campus laboratory and a variety of health care settings provide opportunities for integration of theory and practice (6 credit hours are divided into 3 credit hours lecture and 3 credit hours clinical learning experiences, which is a 1:3 ratio, or 9 clinical contact hours/week [135 total clinical contact hours]). The course includes one 1.5-hour recitation per week. Fall, spring.