NU-201 Nursing Science IV FLHCON

This course is administered and completed at Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing - This 9-credit course works toward mastery of core values and nursing foundation as it relates to the principles, concepts, and skills introduced in previous nursing and general education courses. Critical thinking, the nursing process, and the integration of pharmacological and community/behavioral health standards are synthesized through a methodological approach.  Students deliver advanced patient centered care with emphasis on the core values of the curriculum that reflect the essence of nursing.  The student further explores the complex needs of the medical surgical population with a deliberate focus on providing holistic and culturally sensitivity care to patients. Specific needs of patients across the lifespan with genetic considerations are also incorporated.  Evidence-based practice as it relates to disease processes is examined with respective interventions through disciplined inquiry.