NURS 0301 - Professional Nursing: Concepts and Issues in Globalized Healthcare

Credits: 3

This course integrates the student into baccalaureate education and focuses on trends, issues, and evolution of the nursing profession. The goal of this course is to get students to think critically about the nursing profession, its historic and theoretical frameworks, moral and legal issues, and the standards of nursing practice. Additionally, the course provides the opportunity to explore the challenge of providing care to an increasingly diverse population and the influence of culture on the role of the professional nurse.

Prerequisites: Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license.

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