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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 306 - Professional Nursing

Credits 3
Requirements: Pre- or Co-Req: NUR 301
This is a professional role development course for RN students that focuses on three key processes used by the nurse to maximize health: promoting health, guiding persons through the health care experience and shaping the health care environment. Factors that impact professional nursing practice are considered through critical analysis of historical influences, philosophical perspectives, professional standards, economic forces and public policy. Emphasis is placed on introducing the theoretical basis for practice, and the development of critical thinking, scholarly writing, and communication skills.
Graded