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Pre- or Co-Req: NUR 301

General Education requirement: Ethics/Information & Computer

A professional role development course for RN students focusing on key processes used to maximize health: promoting health, guiding persons through the healthcare experience, and shaping the healthcare environment. Factors that impact professional nursing practice are considered through critical analysis of historical influences, philosophical perspectives, professional standards, economic forces and public policy. Emphasis is placed on introducing the theoretical basis for practice, and the development of critical thinking, scholarly writing, and communication skills. Course development guided by the AACN (2021) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice and the ANA (2021) Nursing聽Scope and Standards of Practice.