NU 242: Introduction to the Healthcare Professions

Program
Credits 3.0

This course will socialize students to the nursing profession and competencies necessary for nursing. The course focuses on integrating critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and professional standards such as values, ethics, and legal responsibilities. This course emphasizes the fundamentals concepts of caring, communication, the nursing process, including integration of health assessment concepts and competencies. This course is designed as a foundation for subsequent nursing courses and a bridge between the natural, social, and nursing sciences.