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.
Acceptance to RN to BSN Program
Course Learning Outcomes
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Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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Utilize reliable evidence to inform and support clinical decisions which shape healthcare delivery and policy.
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Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.
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Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.
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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