NRSN1013: Fundamentals of Nursing

Subject
Credits 4
This course introduces the nursing student to the application of concepts through clinical skills in seminar, laboratory, and/or the clinical setting. The course focuses on the principles of communication, assessment, safety, and specific nursing interventions including accurate calculation, measurement, and administration of medications. Different types and characteristics of communication used in professional practice are described. The student applies the concepts learned in Level I nursing courses to the care of the patient and implements the principles of safety during the performance of nursing skills in patient-based scenarios.