NURS2702 — Fundamentals of Nursing
NURS 2702 - Fundamentals of Nursing NURS 2702 - Fundamentals of Nursing 5 Credits Introduces novice nursing students to the foundational values, roles, and responsibilities of the professional nurse within both contemporary and historical contexts. With a focus on health promotion across the lifespan, the course emphasizes holistic, ethical, and evidence-informed care shaped by cultural humility, social justice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Students begin forming a professional identity grounded in the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics, while engaging in reflective practice and applying core nursing concepts such as safety, communication, informatics, and leadership. The nursing process is introduced as a systematic framework for clinical reasoning, decision-making, and person-centered care. Drawing on Chinn and Kramer’s emancipatory knowing, students critically examine the social and structural forces that influence health, cultivating insight and agency to advocate equity and transformation in nursing practice. Describe the evolution of the professional nurse’s role within historical and contemporary healthcare systems. Utilize credible, evidence-informed sources to provide safe, ethical, and holistic care in practice. Employ the nursing process as a framework for clinical reasoning, decision-making, and planning care. Adapt communication strategies to effectively collaborate within interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Describe behav
Prerequisites: BIOL2201, BIOL2205, ENG1108, PSYC1101, PSYC1210