Concepts of Professional Nursing

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Discuss the importance of incorporating health and illness beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of individuals, families, groups, and populations into nursing practice.
• Apply knowledge of social and cultural factors to the care of diverse populations.
• Analyze the interrelationship between theory, practice, and research in the nursing profession.
• Describe the role of local, state, and national factors in the regulation of nursing practice.
• Describe the role of socio-culture, economic, legal, and political factors influencing healthcare delivery and nursing practice.
• Identify the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in nursing.
• Contrast the roles of the various levels of the nursing profession with other professionals on the healthcare team.
• Discuss the use of inter- and intraprofessional communication to deliver patient-centered care.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Discussion boards	40%
Quizzes	20%
Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Action Brief	35%
Library Research and APA Tutorials	5%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-95	A
94-92	A-
91-89	B+
88-86	B
85-83	B-
82-80	C+
79-77	C
76-74	C-
73-71	D+
70-68	D
67-65	D-
64 & Below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is measured by active engagement in course activities rather than physical presence. As an asynchronous course, students are expected to log in to Canvas regularly, review posted content, and complete assignments, quizzes, and assessments by the stated deadlines. For the purposes of this course, engagement is defined as the investment of time, energy, and thought into meaningful learning activities, including skills engagement (e.g., keeping up with readings and organizing study efforts), emotional engagement (e.g., finding relevance in the material and demonstrating interest), participation/interaction engagement (e.g., submitting assignments, actively participating in small group discussion, and communicating with the instructor as needed), and performance engagement (e.g., striving to do well on assessments and demonstrating achievement). Consistent and weekly engagement in these dimensions is essential to meet course objectives. Failure to participate regularly may be considered non-attendance, which can negatively affect course standing and application of course content.

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate, and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Black, B.P. (2024). Professional nursing: Concepts & challenges (11th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.