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2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 2 
    
2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 2 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG 3500 Bridge to Professional Practice


Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
In this course, theories and concepts of professional nursing are explored in relation to historical perspectives and contemporary nursing practice. The course includes content regarding nursing theory, research and practice, nursing as a profession, professional ethics, and the roles of the baccalaureate degree nurse in a multi-cultural society. Emphasis is placed on understanding and critical appraisal of the health care delivery system, critical abilities in professional nursing practice, and the role of the professional nurse in primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. The student will begin to plan and think of his/her role as a baccalaureate graduate and develop personal objectives that result in a professional base for practice. (RN/BSN Program Option)

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program