Course Description

This foundational course examines optimal adult health and its alterations. Students utilize the nursing
process in supporting the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is
placed on the art and science of nursing as it applies to health promotion and disease
prevention. Experiential learning, including skills laboratory, simulation, and clinical and community-
based settings, serves to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes inherent in the profession of
nursing. Students work in collaboration with individuals, families, and communities and other members
of the interprofessional team to support achievement of the highest level of client wellness.

Course Objectives

1. Deliver safe, evidenced-based nursing care utilizing the nursing process and clinical reasoning skills.
(Evidence Based Practice/Clinical Judgment)
2. Demonstrate safe and confidential use of client information and client care
technology. (Informatics)
3. Communicate and collaborate effectively with health care team members and individuals, families,
and communities. (Leadership and Interprofessionalism)

4. Demonstrate professional behaviors that reflect the values inherent to the practice of
nursing. (Professionalism/Self Care)
5. Identify strategies that promote healthy behaviors for self and individuals, families,
and communities. (Professionalism/Self Care)