NUR 200 - Introduction to Professional Nursing for Advanced Students

This course has been specifically designed for advanced students with 60 or more completed credits. The course introduces career opportunities in health care as well as how prior learning and work experiences might build on and blend into a career in nursing. The historical and contemporary perspectives on the nature and scope of nursing will be investigated through utilization of online resources, advanced library skills, writing, and online discussion. Other topics will include skills of communication, critical thinking, and the relationship between professional nursing and the broad base of theoretical and empirical knowledge derived from the behavioral and physical sciences and the humanities.

Prerequisite(s): 60 or more completed credits and NUR major or department permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Nursing