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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 106 - Introduction to Professional Nursing

Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Nursing major; At least Freshman standing;
Provides an introduction to the discipline of professional nursing. Learners examine their values and beliefs in relation to the basic concepts and behaviors that define the discipline. Promoting health, guiding persons through the health care experience and shaping the health care environment are presented as key processes to maximize health for individuals, families, groups and communities. Emphasis is placed on socializing the learner as an active, developing professional within the context and dimensions of the discipline. Learners will explore their relationship to self, individuals, families and communities as well as to the profession of nursing.
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