NSG_3050_Syllabus_Version_11-0_Spring_I_2021_TBrown.pdf

Course Information: Course Name Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Course Number NSG 3050 Course Section Number Online Semester Credit Hours 3 credit hours Prerequisites Admission to the Galen RN to BSN Program Co-requisites n/a Course Meeting Days/Times Online Methods of Instruction Selected readings; facilitated discussions; application assignments Changes to Syllabus Faculty reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this course syllabus. Learners will be notified in writing of any changes in a timely fashion. Legend  Applies to online students only. Faculty Information: [Online students may locate faculty information in Canvas.] Faculty Name Dr. Tori Brown, EdD, RN Office Location Online Office Hours Fridays 2-4 pm EST Phone Number(s) (828) 442-4847 Email Address Department Chair/Dean Kathy Burlingame, Dean of the RN to BSN Program Course Catalog Description: In this course, learners synthesize existing knowledge and examine the role of the baccalaureate prepared professional nurse. Through application of nursing theories, models, and frameworks, learners analyze personal and professional influences that shape nursing practice. Learners explore trends, issues, and legal and ethical factors impacting current nursing practice and evolving healthcare system. NSG 3050 SYLLABUS VERSION 11-0 SPRING 2021 TBROWN Galen College of Nursing – NSG 3050 Syllabus – Version 11.0 2 Textbooks & Resources: Required Textbook(s) Hood, L. J. (2018). Leddy & Pepper’s professional nursing (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN-13: 1364 Recommended Textbook(s) n/a Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs): 1. Synthesize knowledge from the arts and sciences to form a foundation for the practice of professional nursing. 2. Provide holistic, culturally competent care for individuals, families, and populations through health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan and healthcare continuum. 3. Integrate professional values and behaviors when delivering standards-based nursing care to diverse patients and populations. 4. Develop leadership skills to provide and continuously improve the delivery of safe, patient-centered quality healthcare. 5. Incorporate best practices and the most current evidence when using clinical reasoning to make practice decisions. 6. Incorporate the use of information systems and technology in order to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. 7. Integrate effective communication and collaboration skills to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Course Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs): 1. Appraise the role of the professional nurse within the global healthcare delivery system. 2. Review professional leadership, decision-making, and effective communication skills. 3. Examine how selected nursing theories and models apply to and guide nursing practice 4. Analyze the value of pursuing practice excellence, lifelong learning and professional engagement. 5. Develop a professional self-concept incorporating the attributes of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice. 6. Examine trends, issues, and legal and ethical factors impacting current nursing practice and the evolving healthcare system.