NVN-52 — Introductory Concepts of Vocational Nursing - Nursing Fundamentals

Prerequisite: BIO-45 or BIO-50A and BIO-50B, and NVN-55A and PSY-9 and NVN-55B.

Description: Focus on foundational concepts necessary for quality, safe, evidence-based patient-centered nursing care to a diverse patient populations across the lifespan. Incorporates application of professionalism, leadership, caring, collaboration/communication, critical thinking, and informatics for the nurse in diverse healthcare settings. Includes acquisition of nursing skills required for ambulatory and acute care settings. Application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes occurs in the nursing skills/simulation labs and a variety of clinical settings.72 hours lecture (includes 18 hours of pharmacology) and 297 hours of laboratory. (Letter Grade only)