DEVELOPING CLINICAL JUDGMENT IN NURSING PRACTICE: HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: NURSING 316 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe principles of holistic, patient-centered nursing care for individuals and families with common health conditions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain physiological concepts and analyze how their changes affect nursing priorities and evidenced based care. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Differentiate normal and abnormal findings and link them to appropriate nursing actions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply clinical judgment to recognize cues, evaluate information, and begin to make nursing judgments about individuals and families with common health conditions. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss strategies for collaborating with patients, families, and the interprofessional team to promote safe, high-quality outcomes. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe principles of holistic, patient-centered nursing care for individuals and families with common health conditions. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain physiological concepts and analyze how their changes affect nursing priorities and evidenced based care. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Differentiate normal and abnormal findings and link them to appropriate nursing actions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply clinical judgment to recognize cues, evaluate information, and begin to make nursing judgments about individuals and families with common health conditions. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss strategies for collaborating with patients, families, and the interprofessional team to promote safe, high-quality outcomes. Audience: Undergraduate