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NURS 317

Nursing Care of the Individual I: Theory

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

The art and science nursing focused on professional values, critical thinking, care provider role, clinical management, communication and legal and ethical aspects.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Admission to the nursing major.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the nursing major.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Core

CO12

Restrictions

Admission to the nursing major.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • utilize evidence-based knowledge from the arts, humanities, and sciences in the care of individuals from diverse backgrounds.
  • examine and clarify professional values and their ethical implications for the professional nurse and the health care team.
  • discuss the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team and identify the nursing role and responsibilities in the creation of safe and caring environments for the individual.
  • demonstrate critical thinking in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of nursing care for individuals.
  • discuss the nurse’s care provider role in health and illness of the individual.
  • discuss the nurse’s role in the physical, cognitive, social and emotional functional ability of the individual, with particular attention to changes due to aging.
  • explain the legal concepts of standards of care and scope of practice.