NURS 305

Patient Centered Care: Basic Principles

Introduction to nursing practice emphasizing application of the nursing process, critical thinking, psychomotor skills, communication skills, and documentation. Provides content on selected common disorders. Explores historical and theoretical perspectives of nursing as a profession, with introduction of ethical-legal decision-making. Emphasizes need for evidence-based practice and use of informatics in nursing. Theory = 4 credits, clinical = 2 credits

Units: 6.0