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Aug 05, 2026
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2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog
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NSG 280 - Professional Nursing Concepts
Description: Concepts associated with professional comportment and the meaning of the identity of nursing as a profession. Skills and techniques for entering the healthcare profession as a registered nurse. Consideration given to current trends in the job market. Includes career search, employment considerations, and primary aspects of obtaining employment. Techniques to generate a resume and cover letter, and prepare for the interviewing process. Develops interviewing skills. Provides an introduction to principles of management and leadership. Explores competencies necessary to succeed in a nursing leadership role in various healthcare settings. Incorporates and integrates the competencies of nursing knowledge to include patient centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics.
Prerequisites: NSG 241 , NSG 242 , NSG 260
Corequisite:
Credits: 2
Lecture: 2
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Principles of nursing care related to attributes and roles of a professional nurse (professionalism, clinical judgment, leadership, ethics, patient education, and health promotion).
- Principles of nursing care related to care competencies (communication, collaboration, safety, technology and informatics, evidence, and health care quality).
- Principles of nursing care related to health care delivery (care coordination, caregiving, and palliation).
- Principles of nursing care related to health care infrastructures (health care organizations, health care economics, health policy, and health care law).
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze challenges facing healthcare that impact the delivery of nursing care. (Patient-centered Care)(1-4)
- Differentiate the influences of healthcare agencies and professional organizations on nursing practice through incorporating the principles of leadership and management. (Teamwork and Collaboration)(1-4)
- Analyze the use of nursing research and evidence-based practice into nursing care. (Evidence-based Practice)(1-4)
- Examine nursing and other healthcare professions as component parts of care systems and care processes that affect outcomes for patient and families. (Quality Improvement)(1-4)
- Use national patient safety resources to increase professional development and to focus attention on safety across care settings. (Safety)(1-4)
- Employ communication technologies to coordinate patient care. (Informatics)(1-4)
Required Assessment:
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