NSG 2530 — Essentials of Nurse Practice for the Prelicensure BSN
Provides opportunities for students to apply the nursing process in the care of both adult and pediatric patients. Adult health content focuses on common health problems related to the human need for physiological safety, including neurosensory, eye, and ear disorders. Students examine concepts related to emergencies, trauma, bioterrorism, and disaster nursing, with an emphasis on clinical judgment and preparedness across care environments. Pediatric content centers on common health problems. Evidence-based practice, research-informed decision-making, and critical thinking are reinforced throughout. Collaboration, leadership, management, and delegation are highlighted as essential competencies as students prepare for transition to professional practice. The role of community health influences on both adult and pediatric populations is also emphasized, broadening the student's understanding of population-focused care. Building upon general education, applied general education, and prior nursing coursework, students integrate professional communication, interprofessional teamwork, and foundational leadership skills. Intensive role-transition clinical experiences in a variety of structured settings allow students to practice safe, competent, and patient-centered nursing care, to support entry into professional nursing practice. 'C' grade policy applies.
Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: NSG 2520, NSG 2526, NSG 4012, NSG 4022, NSG 4023
Corequisites: NSG 4013, NSG 4030.