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Sep 07, 2024
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NUR 210 - Professional Nursing Issues Credits: 2 2 Lecture Hours
Prerequisites: NUR 130 and NUR 140 Co-requisites: (If not previously completed successfully): NUR 220 , NUR 230 and ENG 102
Description This didactic course explores concepts of professional behaviors and issues that impact nursing in the current and future health care delivery system. The emphasis is on group learning through discussion of legal and ethical issues, professional responsibilities and accountability and evidence based practice research. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Explain how professional behaviors, quality improvement processes and legal/ethical issues impact clinical judgment.
- Discuss the legal and ethical issues that impact professional caring behaviors.
- Examine legal and ethical aspects of communication and how they impact the delivery of safe and effective care.
- Implement teaching plans that include legal and ethical concepts of patient care.
- Examine ethical inquiry practice as it relates to professional identity.
Listed Topics
- Professional nursing organizations
- Utilization of nursing research/evidence-based practice
- Legal issues
- Ethical issues
Reference Materials Nursing issues textbook and online learning resources. Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: - Culture Society and Citizenship
- Information Literacy
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 3/21/2011 Last Reviewed: 10/29/2021
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