Description
NUR 3403 Transition to BSN Role
3 Credit Hours
This course applies prior knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, and humanities to basic nursing care and builds upon nursing concepts from previous nursing courses. The General System Theory is applied through the nursing process as the methodology used to promote wellness across the lifespan. This course will provide the student with a transition for professional nurses as they begin their studies to achieve a baccalaureate of science in nursing degree. The course presents qualities that professional nurses need to be leaders in the complex and ever-changing global health care environment. Topics include role transition to baccalaureate nurse role, nursing history, legal and ethical principles, nursing theory, professional roles of the nurse, cultural consideration, violence in society, and advanced practice roles.
Prerequisite: Full or Provisional Acceptance to the RN to BSN program or Permission of the Instructor
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