NRSG 130 - Professionalism and Ethics in Nursing 2

2 Credits

This course is designed to prepare the future nurse with strategies of self-care and resiliency to support ethical nursing practice.  Content investigates both positive and negative coping strategies to stress and anxiety and how nurses are affected. Concepts include professional behaviors, stress & coping, advocacy, anxiety, as well as ethical and legal considerations such as delegation and supervision. Additionally, students will explore topics for their capstone project.

Pre-requisite(s) NRSG 110 with minimum GPA of 2.5.
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NRSG
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Third quarter AAS-Registered Nurse program students.
Active Date 20230320T10:56:14

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Lecture 22
Total Contact Hours 22
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
ProfTech Related Instruction

Communications
Safety
Human Relations

Course Outline
Professional Behaviors

Stress & anxiety
Coping
Advocacy

Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing

Delegation & Supervision

Scope of practice decision tree
Prioritization frameworks
Delegation and priority actions

Student Learning Outcomes
Professionalism, Communication, & Collaboration

Explain the value of self-care and resiliency in nursing practice.

Safety

Summarize the cognitive and physical limits of human performance
Discuss the value of EBP as being integral to determining best clinical practice
Apply principles of nursing delegation and supervision

Informatics & Quality Improvement

Analyze local change (in individual practice or team practice on a unit) and its role in creating joy in work
Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods and processes