Description
This course will provide the beginning nursing student with a basic understanding of the study of nursing through the discussion of the EOC nursing philosophy and core concepts of person, health, nursing, nursing process, environment, and teaching and learning. This course prepares the student with the skills required to administer nursing care to a variety of persons in a variety of environments. In addition, the course content includes the discussion and application of the history of nursing; legal and ethical aspects of nursing including confidentiality, patient’s rights, documentation of nursing care, and delegation of nursing tasks; critical thinking; therapeutic communication techniques; various care environments; assessment of all body systems. The skills are related to the individual systems and include but are not limited to the following: assessment of systems, safety and infection control, dressings, mobility, hygiene, documentation, nursing care plan, teaching plan and communication project.
Program