NURS 496 - Professnl Developmt Grad Stud

3 Credit Hours
Using the attributes of a profession as a framework, the current state of nursing as a profession is reviewed in relation to the historical evolution of nursing and associated social and political factors. The attributes of knowledge development and standards for professional behavior (values, ethics, laws, education and practice) and the role of the professional organizations are examined. Professional responsibilities of the holistic nurse are reviewed. Concepts emphasized relate to the nurse as an instrument of healing engaged in a transpersonal human caring process, self care, care of the environment and the global community. Career development as a professional nurse in a changing society is discussed in relation to the state of the profession. Strategies for contributing to the continued development of the profession are discussed. Nursing scholarship is stressed. Student must have minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA.

Levels: Graduate Undergraduate

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