Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

3 credits · School of Nursing

This didactic course fosters learner development of sound foundational knowledge, clinical reasoning, and reflective skills. Learners will explore the principles of developing caring therapeutic relationships and applying the nursing process and introductory clinical judgment to clinical situations to promote safe, person-centered nursing care. Learners will develop an understanding of patient safety as the foundation for health promotion and provision of basic care and comfort for diverse individuals, families, and populations across the lifespan. Physical assessment, nursing interventions, patient and family education, documentation, and professional communication with the interprofessional healthcare team will be discussed. Corequisites: 5600, 5615, 5625, 6022 and 8212. [3]