NUR 4615 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice

3 cr

This course is foundational for students transitioning to the role of the baccalaureate generalist nurse. Students will examine advocacy, empowerment, life-long learning and self-renewal as they prepare to enter the first year of professional practice. The characteristics of and barriers to professionalism are examined. Exploring evolving theories and literature on the challenges of this first year, students will develop strategies to prepare and deal with significant change. Representative nursing philosophies, conceptual models and theories are explored to consider how each works to guide nursing practice. Each student has the opportunity to develop a philosophy of nursing through personal reflection about role change, professional development and the role of the professional nurse within the health care delivery system.
Prerequisite: NUR 4025 and NUR 4030 with grades of B- or better.
Spring