NM 122 - Introduction to Professional Nursing

This course provides the foundation for professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on wellness and physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual factors, which contribute to the well-being of individual patients across the life span. The application of the nursing process and clinical decision making are explored. Recognition and development of therapeutic communication within the patient nurse relationship is introduced.

This course also prepares the student to perform a comprehensive health assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual variables of individual patients across the life span. Interviewing and documentation skills related to the comprehensive health assessment are developed. In addition to assessment, a focus on the theoretical basis for selected nursing skills and the development of the student’s psychomotor ability to perform these skills is emphasized. 6.00 semester credit hours. Contact Hours: 142.50. Prerequisites: SC 145 Anatomy and Physiology I /SC 145L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab , SC 165 General Microbiology /SC 165L General Microbiology Lab , SC 245 Anatomy and Physiology II /SC 245L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab , and MA 107 College Algebra . Corequisites: NM 255 Applied Pathophysiology , PD 121 Professional Development I , EN 104 English Composition I , SC 185 General Chemistry , SC 185L General Chemistry Lab .