Registered Nurse to 护理学系

3 Credits

This course introduces the School of 看护's philosophical framework for professional practice and the baccalaureate role of the nurse as practitioner, leader, and educator. Topics include critical thinking, clinical judgment, collaboration and communication skills, evidence-based practice, and professional values and responsibilities. A key focus is introducing students to professional nursing and behaviors necessary for professional accountability.

3 Credits

This course focuses on behaviors, attitudes, and values necessary for theory-based professional nursing practice. The roles of baccalaureate nurses are presented within the frameworks of Watson's theory of human caring and Benner's theory of novice to expert.

3 Credits

This course examines electronic modalities that assist in patient-centered health care management. Topics include informatics, automation of data management, and evaluation of information systems. A key focus is the relationship between technology in health care delivery and patient safety.

3 Credits

This course analyzes the role of the contemporary nurse as a leader and manager in the profession and health care industry. Topics include managing heath care resources, assessing quality and risk in patient care, and decision-making models.

3 Credits

This course emphasizes the role of research outcomes in evidence-based nursing practice. Topics include formulating research questions, collecting, summarizing, and interpreting data, and understanding the elements of research design. The key concept is the role of nursing in research analysis for improving practice environments and patient outcomes.

3 Credits

This course addresses ethical aspects of the professional nurse's role in healthcare delivery and management. Topics include ethical and legal principles, ethical decision-making, standards of care, scope of practice, state Nurse Practice Acts, and Code of Ethics.

3 Credits

This course examines the nurse's role as a leader in healthcare. Topics include financial and resource management, cost controls, fiscal responsibility, and healthcare policies and reform. A key concept is the interrelationship among health policy, legislation, regulation, finance, and practice.

3 Credits

This course explores public and global health issues relevant to professional nursing practice. Topics include social responsibility and determinants of health, epidemiology, disease prevention and health promotion for at-risk populations, and national and global health organizations. A key focus is the application of evidence-based public health principles.

3 Credits

This course addresses the role of nursing in community and public health. Topics include theories and models of community and public health nursing, diversity, advocacy, family and community assessment, and health education. A key focus is evidence-based health promotion and preventive care of individuals, families, and communities.

3 Credits

This course examines quality management processes, functions, and tools that improve health care systems and outcomes. Topics include nursing sensitive indicators, core measures, Quality & Safety 教育 for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, and legislative mandates. Key concepts are patient safety, quality improvement, and accountability to quality performance.

3 Credits

In this capstone course, students integrate and synthesize the content and experiences from all nursing courses into a final leadership project.