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NURS 2003 - Introduction to Professional Nursing

Prerequisites: Grades of C or higher in BIOL 1043 /1041  or BIOL 1203 /1201 , and grades of C or higher in CHEM 1013 /1011  or CHEM 1023 /1021 . 
Corequisites: BIOL 2073 /2071  and BIOL 3613 /3611 .
This course introduces the pre-professional student to the concepts of professional nursing with a focus on professional values, communication, health promotion, and patient safety. In addition, it provides an introduction to theory in nursing to serve as a bridge to the application of evidence-based nursing practice in future baccalaureate nursing courses. Topics addressed in the course include historical context of nursing, professional nursing roles, legal and ethical aspects of nursing practice, cultural diversity and other basic components of the nursing profession that are representative of baccalaureate education. This course must be taken the semester of application to the SAU Nursing Program. Fall, spring.


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