NUR* 226 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice

1 credits

Focuses on advanced concepts of nursing practice as they relate to leadership, management, and interprofessional relationships at all levels of patient care. Explores the curricular concepts evidence-based practice, health care policy and economics, leadership,professionalism, quality improvement, safety, systems based practice, and teamwork and collaboration in greater depth. Emphasis is placed upon clinical judgment as it impacts clinical decision making and priority setting in a variety of settings within the health care system. Learning experiences assist the student to synthesize concepts in a manner that promotes quality improvement in clinical nursing practice for the benefit of patients, families, groups, communities, and populations across the lifespan. Active learning strategies are employed in this course to engage students in the development and application of nursing leadership and management skills as self-directed lifelong learners. Lecture Hours: 1
Prerequisite(s): NUR* 120,NUR* 125, NUR* 220 and a Humanities or Fine Arts or college specific requirement. Corequisite(s): NUR* 225 and a Humanities or Fine Arts or college specific requirement.