NURS 1010 - Career Exploration and Academic Success for Pre-Nursing Students

1. Types of Nursing
   1. Nursing assistant
   2. Practical nurse
   3. Registered nurse
2. Health Care Delivery Systems and the Role of the Nurse
   1. Disciplinary Teams
   2. Nursing Care Models
3. Foundations of Critical Thinking
   1. Meaning of critical thinking
   2. Critical thinking mindset
   3. Core critical thinking skills
      1. Interpretation
      2. Analysis
      3. Inference
      4. Evaluation
      5. Explanation
      6. Self-regulation
4. Thinking holistically in the nursing profession
   1. Introduction to medical/nursing vocabulary
   2. Introduction to medical/nursing abbreviations
   3. Introduction to medication dosage calculations
   4. Introduction to therapeutic communication
   5. Cultural differences in therapeutic communication

1. differentiate the roles of nursing assistants, practical nurses, and registered nurses.
2. describe the nurse’s role within health care delivery systems.
3. describe the foundations of critical thinking as it applies to the nursing profession.

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