NU 216 - Foundations of Nursing II

Co-requisites:  NU 212, NN 202

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, learners will:

• Demonstrate professionalism, including attention to appearance, demeanor, respect for self and others and attention to professional boundaries and assume accountability for personal and professional boundaries (BSN essentials VIII).
• Recognizes the nurse’s legal and ethical responsibilities in patient care including informed consent, advocacy, client’s rights, confidentiality, and privacy (BSN essentials I).
• Recognize the relationship between personal health, self-renewal, and the ability to deliver sustained quality care. (BSN essentials VIII)
• Demonstrate skills in using patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (BSN essential IV)
• Use evidence-based practices to guide health teaching, health counseling, disease management, and referral for the adult patient (BSN essentials VII)
• Identify and implement evidence-based nursing interventions as appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of patients and promoting health across the lifespan. (BSN essentials IX)
• Implement holistic, patient-centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management, and nursing management across the health-illness continuum in the care of the adult patient (BSN essentials IX)