NUR 1000 - Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice (PBEL)

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Explore the interrelated concepts of caring, person, environment, health, and nursing as cornerstones of nursing’s unique practice perspective and how these concepts evolve and are shaped by political, social, economic, and cultural factors (Person-Centered Care)
• Identify strategies that support the development of critical thinking skills and clinical judgment (Clinical Judgment)
• Develop the effective writing skills needed to organize and convey ideas using appropriate APA style and format (Communication)
• Reflect on personal understanding of the core values central to nursing (empathy, integrity, honesty, responsibility, culture, or civility) and participate in own development toward becoming an ethical, responsible professional and a leader of character (Professional Role)
• Describe how the American Nurses Association’s Standards and Scope of Professional Nursing Practice and other key documents are used to define, delineate, and guide nursing practice and ethics (Professional Role)
• Examine the importance of caring for both the profession using self-care strategies and caring for patients by examining personal values and understanding implicit bias (Professional Role)
• Articulate a health-related real-world problem and seek to create value through collaboration (Population Health)
• Understand that the historical foundation of nursing is based on the relationship between the individual and nurse, and that this extends to a social contract with society based on respect for diversity, fairness, equity, and inclusiveness, and a commitment to ensuring social justice (Population Health)
• Describe the role of the nurse as a member of the health care team and provider of care considering the complexities of the US health system and its impact on the nursing profession (Collaboration)
• Use available knowledge technology to communicate verbally and in writing (Informatics and Healthcare Technologies)
• Discuss how theories guide and communicate ideas, drive inquiry into nursing issues, and advance the body of nursing science (Evidence-Based Practice)

• None

• Historical context of nursing practice
• Nursing in today’s environment
• Social context of nursing practice
• Healthy People 2030
• Social determinants of health and health disparities
• U.S. health care
• Image of the nursing profession
• Fields of nursing
• Nursing education and pathways into practice

Standards that Guide Professional Nursing Practice

• Nursing metaparadigm
• Introduction to nursing theorists and theory (Leininger, Watson, Peplau)
• Regulated practice
• Scope and Standards (includes the nursing process)
• Social Policy Statement
• Nurses Code of Ethics
• Introduction to evidence based practice
• Introduction to quality and safety
• Introduction to ethics in the healthcare setting
• Just, equitable, fair treatment for all
• Person-centered care

Characteristics of the Nurse

• Nursing core values
• Professionalism and characteristics of the profession
• Value all people, treat all with dignity and respect, honor diverse perspectives
• Introduction to developing higher-level thinking: clinical reasoning and judgment
• Role of reflection in professional growth
• Communication and collaboration
• Emotional intelligence
• Building effective teams including being an effective follower
• Self-care for nurses 
• Professionalism
• Civility
• APA in context of scholarly writing
• Project-based experiential learning activity