Overview
Description
Transitions to the new graduate role by exploring the levels of and pathways to licensure, the dynamics of being a professional nurse, and adopting strategies for success across healthcare and sociocultural settings.
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
CO14
Restrictions
Admission to the Nursing major.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- evaluate the legal, political, socio-economic, and cultural issues and trends that influence the safety and health outcomes of patients and populations.
- describe nursing regulation, scope of practice, and laws that govern and guide professional nursing conduct and practice.
- assess how regulatory, legislative, and health policies can influence nursing practice and the health outcomes of patients and populations.
- discuss the impact of ethical principles and theories on decision-making in diverse healthcare settings.
- identify transition strategies that lead to successfully practicing as a nurse professional.
- demonstrate improving performance on NCLEX style exit examinations.