Formerly Nursing 205 - Professionalism in Nursing
Location:
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length:
90 hours (5 weeks); includes 22.5 hours lecture/discussion and 67.5 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Instructional delivery format:
Traditional classroom model
Instruction:
Nursing 205 emphasizes the students' transition into professional nursing practice. The course also emphasizes holistic nursing care for clients in a specialty area experiencing changes in health. Students may choose to practice in community, acute or chronic care, psychiatric, pediatric or obstetrical settings. Students integrate core knowledge to provide nursing care for clients within a specialty area of nursing. Additionally, group discussion of current literature enhances students' awareness of current health care trends and issues in nursing practice.