NURS 101 - Nursing I: Introduction to Nursing Care

8 Credits: (4 lecture, 12 lab)

Course Description
This course introduces students to fundamental principles of nursing practice. The focus is on providing basic nursing care to individuals in a variety of health care settings. The student will learn basic skills and begin to practice nursing in a safe manner. Clinical experiences will be obtained in a simulated lab environment as well as in a variety of health care settings. This course meets the general education competency of Technologies Competency (TC).

Corequisite NURS 141, BIOL 131, PHED 125, and PSYC 201.

Taylor, C., Lynn, p., & Barlett, J. (2019). Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.  

Cuellar, E. Tina (ed.) HESI Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN Exam, 6th ed., St. Louis: ELSEVIER, 2020.  

Lippincott. Nursing 2022 Drug Handbook, 40th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019.  

Lynn, Pamela. Taylor’s Handbook of Clinical Nursing Skills, 5th ed., Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2019.  

Electronic Resources for NURS 101:  

DocuCare by Lippincott  

Evolve: RN HESI patient reviews and Case studies 

CoursePoint+ for Taylor: Fundamentals of Nursing  

CoursePoint+ for Lynn: Clinical Nursing Skills  

CoursePoint for Buchholz: Henke’s Med-Math  

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Demonstrate basic nursing skills according to standards of nursing practice. 

B. Recognize nursing actions that demonstrate caring. 

C. Use appropriate communication techniques when interacting with individuals, families, significant others, and members of the healthcare team. 

D. Explain the importance of using evidence-based practice in providing nursing care. 

E. Identify common health promotion needs of individuals in a variety of health care settings. 

F. Describe the role of the nurse in delegating and coordinating patient care. 

G. Locate information related to evidence-based nursing care using appropriate resources. 

H. Explain the importance of professionalism in the role of the nurse. 

I. Demonstrate the application of basic software in the discipline. (TC) 

J. Utilize electronic communication. (TC)

Content
A. Professional issues in nursing practice 

B. Legal issues in nursing practice 

C. Nursing process/critical thinking in nursing practice 

D. Communication and caring in nursing practice 

E. Psychosocial basis for nursing practice 

F. Scientific basis for safe, evidence-based nursing practice 

G. Health promotion 

H. Physical assessment 

I. Nursing care of the older adult 

J. Concepts of loss 

K. Nursing care of the surgical patient 

L. Fundamental nursing skills 

Student Evaluation
Objectives A-J will be evaluated through quizzes, examinations, written assignments, comprehensive final examination, return demonstration, and clinical evaluation.  

Bibliography
Alfaro-LeFevre, Rosalinda. Applying Nursing Process: A Tool for Critical Thinking 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2014. Print. 

Billings, Diane. Lippincott’s Q & A Review for NCLEX-RN. 11th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Klewer Lippincott, 2014. 

Carpenito-Moyet, and Lynda Juall. Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice. 13th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2012. Print. 

Hodgson, Barbara, and Robert Kizior. Saunder’s Nursing Drug Handbook 2014. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2014. Print. 

Nettina, Sandra. Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2012. Print. 

Nugent, Patricia, and Barbara Vitale. Fundamentals Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Davis, 2008. Print. 

Schuster, Pamela McHugh. Concept Mapping: A Critical-Thinking Approach to Care Planning. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Davis, 2012. Print.