NURS 143 - Introduction to Nursing

2 units
2 hours lecture
Prerequisite: English 1A AND Mathematics 150 or 150H AND Psychology 116 with a minimum grade of C in all prerequisites
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU

In this introductory course students will examine the professional nurse’s role and responsibilities in healthcare settings. Students will study the Nursing Program’s philosophy which encompasses conceptual nursing, Maslow’s and Kalish’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. The students will apply and evaluate the impact of the nursing process when researching care of the patient with biophysical health conditions under the four domains of patient, professional nursing, health and illness and the healthcare environment. Specific emphasis will be placed on application of the nursing process, critical thinking, therapeutic communication, academic writing, cultural, development, and diversity.

(formerly Nursing 145)