NU-101 Nursing Science II FLHCON

This course is administered and completed at Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing - This 9-credit course builds on nursing foundation as it relates to the principles, concepts, and skills introduced in the previous nursing and general education courses.  Critical thinking, the nursing process, and the integration of pharmacological and community/behavioral best practice standards are evaluated through a methodological approach.   The student investigates the essence of patient centered care with genetic considerations across the lifespan.   Further, the multifaceted needs of the medical-surgical population are explored with the deliberate focus on providing holistic and culturally sensitive care.  Evidence-based practice as it relates to disease processes is also studied with respective interventions through disciplined inquiry.