Intro to Prof Nurs Practice

1 Credit · Level: Undergraduate

This course is designed to introduce the first year nursing student to professional nursing and to enable students to assess and reflect on their aptitude for professional practice. The primary focus of the course to provide students with safe opportunities to develop interpersonal communication skills in preparation to developing professional relationships with people from different cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds. Class topics will include an introduction to the history of nursing, expanding contemporary nursing roles and competencies related to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). The course will also introduce Georgetown’s Values-Based Healthcare initiative and model of professional nursing.