RPN to BScN - Culture and Nursing Practice

NSGD 3336  Culture and Nursing Practice

Prerequisites:

ACAD 1601, BIOL 1011, NSGD 2116, NSGD 2117, NSGD 2147, NSGD 2216, NSGD 2007, NSGD 2017 OR all BScN NURS courses at the 2000-level with a minimum grade of 60% or SAT, or all RPN to BScN NURS courses at the 2000-level with a minimum grade of 60% or SAT.

Antirequisites:

NURS 3036

Restrictions:

This course is restricted to students enrolled in the RPN to BScN Blended Learning Program, students enrolled in the collaborative BScN and collaborative RPN-BScN program.

Hours:

12 weeks of online instruction per term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course focuses on an examination of the dynamic nature of culture, in its various forms, and its relationship to client-centered care in nursing practice.  Emphasis is placed on helping learners think through the significance of their own and others’ culture in nurse-client interactions, nursing practice, and health care.   In particular, learners will examine various approaches to understanding culture and cultural concepts foundational to nursing practice.



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