NURSING 4210 – PROFESSIONAL NURSING ROLES – SUMMER 2015
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1
Chapter 1 - Nursing Today: A Time of Transformation
Week 2
Chapter 2 - The History and Social Context of Nursing
Week 3
Chapter 3 - Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism
Chapter 6 - Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into
Professional Practice
(Chapters 4 & 5 are intentionally omitted)
Week 4
EXAM I – Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 6
Chapter 7 - The Education of Nurses: On the Leading Edge of Transformation
Chapter 8 - Critical Thinking, the Nursing Process, and Clinical Judgment
Week 5
Chapter 9 - Communication and Collaboration in Nursing
Chapter 10 - Illness, Culture, and Caring: Impact on Patients, Families, and
Nurses
Week 6
EXAM II – Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 10
Chapter 11 - The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 12 - Conceptual and Philosophical Bases of Nursing
Week 7
Chapter 13 - Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
Week 8
Chapter 14 - Health Care in the United States
Week 9
EXAM III – Chapters 11, 12, 13 & 14
Chapter 15 - Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations,
Government
Week 10
Chapter 16 - Nursing's Challenge: The Call for Transformation
Week 11
FINAL EXAM – CHAPTER 15 & 16 + ESSAY