NU 283 - Nursing Concepts

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Nursing Program. This theory course introduces the major concepts of nursing as applied in the Bethune-Cookman curriculum framework. These concepts include caring, patient-centered care, safety, evidence-based nursing practice, quality improvement, the healthcare system, critical thinking/clinical reasoning, collaboration, information technology, leadership, and professionalism. The student begins to apply these concepts to nursing practice. The course also explores the history of professional nursing and its evolution to current nursing practice. (FA,SP)