NU 701 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
Examines nursing as a profession and its role in a complex, dynamic health care environment. Explores advanced nursing practice, theoretical foundations of nursing, current issues of professional nursing, relationships between theory, research, and practice, as well as Nursing’s Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the Profession, Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements, and Nursing: Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice. This course also explores the Institute of Medicine (IOM) health professions core competencies: provide patient centered care, work on interdisciplinary teams, employ evidence-based practice, apply quality improvement, and use informatics. Introduces Sister Simone Roach’s 5 C’s of caring: commitment, conscience, competence, compassion, and confidence. Promotes critical thinking through synthesis of the literature and scholarly writing. This course is recommended to be completed during the student's first term.
Offered
Online