Course Title

Introduction to Nursing

Course Number

7401122

Instructor Name

سماح اشتية

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Summer Semester 1
Second Semester 1
First Semester 1

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

The course provides an introduction to nursing in which students will be introduced to the history & development of nursing locally & internationally. The course also provides an overview of the health care delivery system. Topics covered include the relationship between society and health, health manpower in general and the allied health professions in particular. The primary, secondary and tertiary health care services are covered and the modalities of service provision are discussed. Students are provided with an overview of each of different allied health professions, the distinctive role of each of the professions within the health care team; significant aspects of the work of each of the professions, and the skills and competencies required. Employment and continuing education opportunities are also discussed.

Intended learning Outcomes and Competences:

Course Aim: The aim of this course is to provide the students with an overview of the nursing profession. Topics include basic information in nursing profession, the current health care system and the evolution of nursing. Students are introduced to foundational nursing principles that guide nursing care including critical thinking, utilize informatics, and identify nursing political actions.

1. Knowledge and Understanding:

At the end of this course students should be able to;

a.1- Recognize the practice and profession of nursing

a.2- Describe the historical background of nursing

a.3- Discuss the various levels of educational preparation in nursing

a.4- Identify roles and responsibilities of professional nursing within the health care delivery system.

a.5- Define nursing theories and conceptual framework.

a.6- Identify concepts that have importance for nursing, and to be able to identify the concepts in nursing theories.

a.7- Recognize the four concepts in nursing's metaparadigm (person, environment, health, and nursing) and to describe how different nurse theorists define these concepts.

a.8- Utilize the nursing process to develop a wellness care plan

a.9- State the core principles of effective documentation in Nursing Practice

a.10- Demonstrate understanding of professional nursing practice

a.11- Articulate a personal philosophy of nursing

a.12- Identify nursing political actions

a.13- Discuss quality improvement

2. Intellectual skills

At the end of this course students should be able to;

b.1- Use nursing theories

b.2- Formulate nursing´s future challenges

3. Professional and practical skills

At the end of this course students should be able to;

c.1- Employ evidence based practice

c.2- Utilise informatics

4. General and transferable skills

At the end of this course students should be able to;

d.1- Work in team

d.2- Self learning

d.3- Time management

1. Introduction to Nursing- Concepts, issues & opportunities

Janice B. Lindberg, Mary Love Hunter, Ann Z Kruszewski

ISBN: 0-397-54745-5, R.R Donnelly & Sons Company, 1990

2. Professional Nursing- Concepts & Challenges

May Kittrell Chitty

ISBN: 0-7216-0695-4, El -Sevier Sauners, 2005

3. Professional Nursing Concepts-Competencies for Qualty Leadership

Anita Finkelman, Carole Kenner

ISBN: 0-7637-5412-9- Jones & Battlett publisher, 2010

4. Fundamentals of Nursing- Concepts, process & practice, Eighth Edition

Bergman, Synder, Kozier, Erb

ISBN: 0-13-206674-2- Pearson International Edition, 2008

Two CDs are available in Al- Shamel Library

N.B. Every student has to obtain the two CDs to be able to practice the pronunciation of  terms

http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/introduction.htm