NUR 1109 - Nursing Process I

9 Credits

This course introduces students to curricular concepts, role responsibilities, fundamental nursing knowledge and skills, and the history and evolution of the nursing profession. The nursing process is emphasized as the foundation for clinical decision-making to provide safe, quality, patient-centered care across the lifespan in the acute care, long-term, and rehabilitation health settings with the adult patient. Students will apply current evidence-based practices to promote, maintain, and restore health with diverse adult patients, integrating concepts of disease processes, physiological changes, behavioral health, and nutritional needs.

Clinical and theory content focus on communication, professionalism, and the development of therapeutic relationships, with an emphasis on quality and safety, legal and ethical considerations, and collaboration with the healthcare team. Self-assessment and self-awareness are encouraged to support personal growth and strengthen therapeutic communication skills. Learning experiences occur in the classroom, laboratory, inpatient, and outpatient clinical settings. Morning, afternoon, evening, and/or weekend clinical hours may be required. Clinicals take place either off campus at an affiliated healthcare facility or on campus in the simulation center. A medication calculation test will be administered, and students must achieve a minimum score of 90% to pass the course.

Prerequisite: BIOL 2224 Anatomy & Physiology I* , CHEM 1104 Chemistry For Non-Majors* , both passed with a grade of ‘C’ or better.

Corequisite: NUR 1001 Critical Thinking Applications I . Withdrawal from NUR 1001 Critical Thinking Applications I results in withdrawal from NUR 1109 Nursing Process I.

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

With assistance, demonstrate caring behaviors with adult patient, patient, families, and the interprofessional health care team in the adult patient. (PLO 1)
With assistance, implement fundamental teaching and learning principles in patient care. (PLO 2)
With assistance, collaborate with patients and their support persons in the performance of care. (PLO 2)
With assistance, identify critical thinking in nursing practice when managing care in the acute care, longterm, and rehabilitation health settings with the adult patient. (PLO 3, 7)
With assistance, apply the nursing process, guided by current evidence-based practice, to provide safe, quality care to the adult patient. (PLO 4)
With assistance, safely administer medications to adult patients by applying principles of nursing pharmacology. (PLO 4)
With assistance, apply the nursing process in response to the nutritional needs of the adult patient. (PLO 3, 4, 5)
With assistance, deliver holistic, culturally sensitive care to diverse patients and families. (PLO 5)
With assistance, use therapeutic communication and appropriate technology to provide patient care in acute care, long-term care, rehabilitation, and other clinical and classroom settings with patients, peers,
faculty, and the interprofessional health care team. (PLO 6)
With assistance, identify leadership opportunities in the clinical and classroom setting. (PLO 7)
With assistance, describe the roles of the Associate Degree Nurse in the acute care, long-term care, and
rehabilitation settings. (PLO 8)