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2022-2023 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 250 - Knowledge Foundations in Nursing

Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: NUR 230, NUR 242; Corequisite: NUR 235, NUR 251, NUR 260
This course provides students with foundational knowledge essential to nursing care that maximizes health by guiding adults and older adults through the health care experience. Nursing care is guided by the use of assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and interventions. Professional role development related to accountability, ethics, and therapeutic alliances is facilitated through discussion. The AACN (2008) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice guided course development.
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