NURS 310: Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice

Class Program
Credits
5
Clinical Hours None
Weekly Contact Hours
5
Course ID
089273
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

Examines professional issues for transition into the baccalaureate nursing role. Further develop professional core values associated with being a caring and ethical professional nurse. Emphasis on ethics, patient safety, interdisciplinary team coordination and collaboration, quality care, nursing leadership and health promotion while analyzing key issues within the healthcare system.

Grading Basis
Graded
Prerequisites

Acceptance to the RN to BSN program.

Course Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate professional core values and behaviors that reflect baccalaureate nursing practice.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate professional core values and behaviors that reflect baccalaureate nursing practice.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate professional core values and behaviors that reflect baccalaureate nursing practice.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate professional core values and behaviors that reflect baccalaureate nursing practice.

Core Topics

  • Scope of practice and Decision Tree
  • Professional roles and responsibility
  • Interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration
  • Introduction to informatics and technology
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Leadership styles and development
  • Management of complex scenarios (conflict management, multiple patients, emergency response, etc.)
  • Plan for lifelong learning