Course Title

Introduction to Nursing

Course Number

7401122

Instructor Name

فادي زبن

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

First Semester 2023

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

This course provides an introduction to nursing in which students will be introduced to the history and development of nursing locally and internationally. The course also provides an overview of the health care delivery system in connection to the Palestinian health system, policies, quality metrics and health outcomes, reducing gaps and health inequalities, and eliminating racism, exclusion and discrimination in the health system. Topics covered also 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 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.

Characterize nursing and differentiate among the functions and roles of nurses. Summarize nursing theories, non-nursing theories that influence nursing practice, and analyzing historical events in the evolution of nursing.

Knowledge and understanding 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 a. 14-Analyse the medical term and identify the different word parts. a. 15- Identify examples of combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes. a. 16- Use medical abbreviations appropriately. a. 17- Use the most common medical terms in a sentence. a. 18-Categorize medical terms according to body systems. a. 19- Identify the body cavities. B. Intellectual skills b.1- Use nursing theories b. 2- Formulate nursing´s future challenges b. 3- Use medical terminology. b. 4- Formulate nursing´s future challenges. C. Professional skill 3 | P a g e c.1- Employ evidence based practice c.2- Utilize informatics D. General and transferable skills d.1- Work in team d.2- Self learning d.3- Time management

Yoost, B. L., & Crawford, L. R. (2021). Fundamentals of nursing: Active learning for collaborative practice. Elsevier Health Sciences.

Medical Terminology- A short course, 8 th edition, 2018 Davi-Ellen Chabner Saundres- El-Sevier ISBN: 978 0 323 444 927 Two CDs are available in with the book