NURS 133 - Nursing Concepts 1

Number of Credits: 5
Connect concepts of nursing care to promote health throughout the lifespan. Apply nursing skills in acute-care facilities and simulations using safe, therapeutic, and evidence-based nursing care. Sixty hours of lecture and forty five hours of clinical experience each semester. Additional $150 fee required. (Fall Term Only) Five Credits. Five billable hours.

Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 131 and NURS 132.
Pre-/Co-requisite(s): Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program. Co-requisites: NURS-131 and NURS-132.

Course Topics:
Culture, Spirituality, Adherence, Self-Management, Sleep, Elimination, Perfusion, Gas Exchange, Infection, Mobility, Tissue Integrity, Pain, Stress & Coping, Professional Identity, Clinical Judgement, Ethics, Health Promotion, Communication, Safety, Evidence, Health Care Quality, Heath Disparities, and Health Policy.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Use the components of the nursing process when creating a plan of care (PG1)
Develop an awareness of opportunities that promote professional growth (PG2)
Provide patient-centered care with coaching (PG3)
Explore the scientific evidence that supports the patient’s plan of care (PG4)