NRSG 404 - Nursing Across the Health Care Continuum

3 credits (Hrs: 2 Lec., 1 Clinical)

This course will focus on health promotion and illness management in relation to particular nursing issues. The patient experience will be examined from a holistic view point with emphasis on the patient perspective. The student will identify an area of interest, research that area, and explore the nurse’s role in the current level of practice. The patient perspective will guide the student in evaluating the problem and its impact on the patient. The concepts of caring, ethics, spirituality, advocacy, culture, and patient vulnerability are examined. This course will assist the student to critically examine beginning nursing practice and the progression from the novice to expert in preparation for professional BSN practice.

Prerequisite(s): ASN degree, RN Licensure.