NURS 260 - Transition to Professional Nursing

3 CR

Formerly NURS NURS 222X.
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply the clinical judgment model recognizing cues of concern and best practices for escalating care as it relates to teamwork and standardized communication. The nurse’s role in quality improvement is examined. Scope of practice is examined as it relates to safe management of patient care. Students engage in professional identity role formation through examining nurses’ roles in quality improvement, addressing disparities of heath, exploring professional development opportunities, examining frameworks to support transition to practice and critiquing self-readiness to take the National State Boards of Nursing Licensing Exam (NCLEX). Students gain confidence in articulating nursing priorities, clinical reasoning, executing clinical judgment while continuing reflective practice.

Prerequisite(s): NURS 254 and NURS 256 with a grade of C or better, and NURS 255 and NURS 257 with a grade of credit.

Course Outcomes

Apply clinical judgment model to recognize cues of concern and escalate care using standardized communication tools.
Evaluate evidence-based practice and legal scope of practice in delegating, managing, and providing safe patient care.
Engage in professional identity role formation as it relates to transition to practice.
Examine the nurse’s role in quality improvement.

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