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PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING PRACTICE

NURSING 315
Course Description

Focuses on professional nursing attributes and interactions essential to professional competence. Study concepts that allow for providing care unique to an individual, family, community, and systems, and to the context in which they live. Concepts related to the health care delivery system are included to provide a foundation for beginning nursing practice. Knowledge from sciences, social studies, and humanities education is integrated into nursing practice and builds foundational knowledge of the science of nursing.

Prerequisties

Declared in Nursing (Accelerated or Traditional program) BSN

Satisfies
Credits

1 to 2

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average
3.71

0.07% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.08% from Historical

A Rate
45.34%

-9.6% from Historical

Class Size
161

0.94% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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