NURS 2300 - Nursing Fundamentals and Assessment

1. Professional Nursing Related to Foundational Nursing and Assessment
   1. Attributes and Roles
      1. Professionalism
      2. Clinical Judgement
      3. Leadership
      4. Ethical/Legal Considerations
      5. Nurse as Health Promoter
      6. Nurse as Teacher/Learner
   2. Care Competencies
      1. Communication
      2. Collaboration/ Teamwork
      3. Quality and Safety
      4. Evidence-based Practice
      5. Technology and Informatics
   3. Health Care Delivery
      1. Care Coordination/ Management of Care
2. Health and Illness Related to Foundational Nursing and Assessment
   1. Physiologic Adaptations
      1. Oxygenation and Homeostasis
         1. Perfusion
         2. Gas Exchange
         3. Clotting
      2. Protection and Movement
         1. Immunity
         2. Inflammation/Infection
         3. Mobility
         4. Tissue Integrity
      3. Regulation
         1. Cellular Regulation
         2. Thermoregulation
         3. Glucose Regulation
         4. Metabolism
         5. Intracranial Regulation
         6. Acid-Base Balance
         7. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
         8. Nutrition
         9. Elimination
      4. Reproduction/Sexual Health
   2. Psychological Adaptations
      1. Behavioral Health
      2. Cognition
      3. Coping and Stress
      4. Grief and Loss
      5. Resiliency
3. Determinants of Health and Person-Centered Care (Individual, Family, Community) Related to Foundational Nursing and Assessment
   1. Life Span and Development
   2. Functional Ability
   3. Culture
   4. Spirituality
   5. Determinants of Health
      1. Health Disparities
      2. Social Justice 
      3. Social & Economic Factors  
      4. Genetics
      5. Nutrition
      6. Environment
      7. Motivation
      8. Adherence

1. use nursing knowledge to support clinical judgement. 
2. explain influence of a student’s personal values in decision making for nursing practice.
3. integrate assessment skills into holistic nursing practice.
4. employ evidence-based nursing interventions to provide safe, person-centered care. 
5. describe the effects of social determinants of health on populations.
6. explain various approaches to scholarly nursing practice. 
7. describe the use of information and communication technologies in the delivery of fundamental nursing care.  
8. explain the role of collaboration in providing safe, person-centered care. 
9. identify leadership behaviors necessary to provide fundamental nursing care.

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