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NURS 2700 - Health Promotion and the Role of the Professional Nurse

1. Professional Development and Identity for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion
   1. Attributes and Roles of a Nurse
      1. Professionalism
      2. Clinical Decision- Making & Judgment
      3. Ethics
      4. Leadership
      5. Self-care
      6. Life-long learning
      7. Social Justice
   2. Care Competencies
      1. Holistic Nursing Process
      2. Therapeutic & Professional Communication
      3. Collaboration
      4. Quality & Safety
      5. Technology & Informatics
      6. Teaching & Learning
   3. Health Care Delivery
      1. Evidence-based Practice
      2. Health Care Infrastructure
2. Physiologic Integrity for the Foci of Health Promotion
   1. Physiological Homeostasis & Regulation
      1. Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
      2. Acid-Base Balance
      3. Thermoregulation
      4. Cellular Regulation
      5. Intracranial Regulation
      6. Metabolism
      7. Elimination
      8. Sexuality & Reproduction
      9. Oxygenation
      10. Perfusion
   2. Protection and Movement
      1. immunity
      2. Inflammation
      3. Infection
      4. Tissue Integrity
      5. Sensory Perception
      6. comfort
      7. Mobility
      8. rest
3. Psychosocial Integrity for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion
   1. Psychosocial Homeostasis & Regulation
      1. Family Dynamics
      2. Spirituality
      3. Motivation
      4. Adherence
      5. Cognitive Function
   2. Behavioral Resilience
      1. Coping, Stress, and Adaptation
4. Lifespan Growth and Development Considerations for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion
   1. Determinants of Health
      1. Functional Ability
      2. Genetics
      3. Environment
      4. Culture
      5. Individual Behavior
      6. Social & Economic Factors

1. apply theories and concepts of social and cultural factors to provide prevention-based nursing care.
2. apply credible, evidence-based sources of information to guide safe, preventative care.
3. conduct a health history and wellness assessment to identify risks and/or determinants of health.
4. demonstrate an awareness of the role of the professional nurse within organizational systems.
5. describe behavioral change techniques to promote health and manage illness.
6. describe how health promotion initiatives are organized and financed.
7. provide safe, holistic client-centered nursing care in promoting health across the lifespan.
8. reflect on personal and professional actions based on a set of shared core nursing values.
9. utilize effective inter-professional communication techniques within a multidisciplinary healthcare

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