NRS 4800: Advanced Concepts of Professional Nursing
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: NRS 4400; NRS 4600
Exploration of professional issues in contemporary nursing through published research, professional standards, literature and narrative evidence, with consideration of legal/ethical influences. Discussion of the change agent process and personal empowerment will be applied to resolution of issues. Emphasis on analysis, sources of credible information, advocacy and empowerment that enables the student to further develop leadership abilities, communication, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.