Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Perform comprehensive health assessments on individuals to provide holistic patient centered care.
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Integrate concepts of patient-centered care, basic therapeutic communication, safety, homeostasis, comfort-rest, and immobility in the nursing process.
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Demonstrate accountability for safe nursing practice, utilizing basic legal/ethical principles to guide critical thinking, clinical reasoning and decision making that apply to patient care.
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Utilize an understanding of the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual influences on communications between the nurse and the patient to develop a therapeutic relationship.
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Define the role and responsibilities of the nurse as patient advocate, assisting patient in navigating through the health care system.
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Plan, organize and deliver patient care within scope of practice, as a member of the health care team utilizing appropriate verbal, written and electronic documentation of care.
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Describe the concept of evidence-based practice (EBP), including the components of information literacy, by incorporating the National Patient Safety Goals into practice to promote safety and effective nursing care.