The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences to accelerated BSN students. This Fundamentals I course is the first of two courses that will enable the students to provide beginning professional nursing care with individuals and families requiring interventions. Emphasis will be placed on the key concept of clinical judgment and will include development of cue recognition. Content related to quality and safety, teaching-learning, therapeutic communication, interprofessional collaboration, and culturally competent nursing care will be introduced to generate the best possible evidence-based patient-centered care solutions.

The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences to accelerated BSN students. This Fundamentals I course is the first of two courses that will enable the students to provide beginning professional nursing care with individuals and families requiring interventions. Emphasis will be placed on the key concept of clinical judgment and will include development of cue recognition. Content related to quality and safety, teaching-learning, therapeutic communication, interprofessional collaboration, and culturally competent nursing care will be introduced to generate the best possible evidence-based patient-centered care solutions.