RNSG 1513 - Foundations for Nursing Practice

Institution:

Tarrant County College District

Subject:

Description:

Introduction to the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Topics include but are not limited to the fundamental concepts of nursing practice, history of professional nursing, a systematic framework for decision-making, mechanisms of disease, the needs and problems that nurses help patients manage, and basic psychomotor skills. Emphasis on knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Focus is on holistic human needs. Associate degree nurse role assimilation is facilitated through the development of major concepts. The TCC nursing practice model is the framework for teaching/learning the roles of the nurse. Laboratory and test fee charged. Recommended prerequisites: CHEM 1406, and BIOL 2401. Required corequisites: RNSG 1360 and RNSG 1105. Credit by examination is available.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.tccd.edu

Phone Number:

(817) 515-5100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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