NU-100 Nursing Science I FLHCON

This course is administered and completed at FLHCON - This 8-credit course builds on the foundation gained from the general education courses. Emphasis is placed on defining methodology that supports nursing practice such as the nursing process, critical thinking, problem solving, and clinical decision making. Students are introduced to the core values and integrated concepts of nursing essence focusing on members of the health care team, the history of nursing, therapeutic communication, health/illness continuum, infection control measures, provisions for meeting basic physical needs, nutrition, vital signs, physical assessment, tissue and wound healing,and basic principles for peri-operative experience, elimination, oxygenation, diagnostics, medication administration and end of life care. In addition, an introduction to fundamental skills/procedures related to the nursing care of patients across the lifespan is introduced. Demonstration and practice of fundamental skills is evaluated in the college lab and utilized through patient care assignment selection under faculty supervision and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Finally, disciplined inquiry is introduced as the foundation of evidence-based practice to cultivate the spirit of inquiry.