(Open only to students majoring in Nursing for Registered Nurses.) An exploration of the diverse roles, responsibilities, ethics, core values, and identity of the professional registered nurse, designed to enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The objective is to develop personal well-being and a spirit of inquiry, as well as skills in emotional intelligence, critical thinking, clinical judgment, interprofessional communication, professional development, and the use of scholarly resources. Nursing and other healthcare theories are applied to the clinical practice of nursing. Topics include healthcare literacy, quality improvement, health equity, and patient safety. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: NURS 302 or NURS 300.

This course introduces online RN to BSN students to the diverse roles, responsibilities, ethics, core values, and identity of the professional registered nurse transitioning to a BSN. The focus will be on the key skills of personal well-being, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, clinical judgment, spirit of inquiry, interprofessional communication, professional development, and scholarly resource utilization.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• CLO1: Examine the diverse roles of the professional nurse including the ethical obligations, core values, and professional identity within the ever-evolving healthcare system.
• CLO2: Develop necessary skills for nursing practice such as personal well-being, critical thinking, clinical judgment, emotional intelligence, a spirit of inquiry, interprofessional communication, and professional development.
• CLO3: Demonstrate the use of searching and utilizing scholarly healthcare resources to support evidenced-based practices.
• CLO4: Identify and apply nursing and other healthcare-related theories and frameworks as they relate to the role of the professional registered nurse.
• CLO5: Apply quality improvement principles and patient safety guidelines in nursing care delivery.

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Students are required to read the INSTRUCTIONS for all Discussion Forums, Assignments, and Quizzes located in the “Activities and Assessments” tab in the LEO classroom top menu bar.

Discussion Forum Participation:

Discussion forums provide opportunities to critically analyze course concepts and then apply them from the learning resources, while interacting with peers. Review the grading rubric prior to your participation. You have seven days to engage with your peers on the discussion topic for the week starting on Wednesday and ending on the following Tuesday at 11:59 pm EST. Late entries will not be accepted. However, all discussion questions are available for you to see when the online class begins, but you must wait until the specific Unit/Week start date before you can post your response to the questions. The discussion will close after day 7 and no exceptions will be permitted. You are encouraged to write your initial posting early so that you and your peers have sufficient time to post replies during the week. Discussion forums are all asynchronous, available 24/7, and 100% online for the specific Unit/Week.