Faculty Syllabus
RNSG-1413 Foundations for Nursing Practice
Stephanie Todd
Charlotte Cooper
Heather Smyer
Tenea Harvey
Marquitta Sherrod-Morfin
Kristin McLamb
Stella Cazarian
Stephanie Todd
Charlotte Cooper
Heather Smyer
Tenea Harvey
Marquitta Sherrod-Morfin
Kristin McLamb
Stella Cazarian
Credit Spring 2026
Section(s)
RNSG-1413-004 (18480)
LAB M 8:00am - 2:30pm RRC RRC3 3222.00
LAB F 8:00am - 10:00am RRC RRC3 3334.01
LEC Tu 8:00am - 1:40pm RRC RRC3 3222.00
LEC Tu 8:00am - 9:15am RRC RRC3 3334.03
LEC Th 10:00am - 12:00pm RRC RRC3 3222.00
Course Requirements
Students will be held responsible for the application of knowledge from the
following prerequisite courses:
Anatomy and Physiology:
BIOL 2401/2402 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I & II
OR
BIOL 2304/2101 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2305/2102 Human Physiology
Pharmacology: HPRS 2300 Pharmacology
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Microbiology: BIOL 2420 Microbiology for the Health Sciences
Nursing: RNSG 1105 Nursing Skills I
Readings
Required References:
1. Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., and Hall, A. M. (2025). Fundamentals of nursing
(12th edition). Elsevier Inc.
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2. Harding, M. M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., and Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s Medical-surgical
nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (12
th edition). Elsevier Inc.
3. Hazard Vallerand, A. & Sanoski, C. (2025). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (19th edition).
F.A. Davis Co.
4. Mosby’s Manual of diagnostic & laboratory tests (recent edition). Elsevier Inc.
5. Makic, M.B. and Martinez-Kratz, M. (2023). Ackley and Ladwig’s nursing diagnosis
handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care (13th edition). Elsevier Inc.
6. Active ATI account with EHR tutor and ATI products.
Course Subjects
This course focuses on the introduction to the role of the professional
nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of healthcare
team, and member of profession. Content includes, but is not limited to, the fundamental
concepts of nursing practice, history of professional nursing, a systematic framework for
decision-making and critical thinking, and basic psychomotor skills. The mechanisms of disease
and the needs and problems that can arise are discussed and how the nursing process helps
manage the patient through these issues. Emphasis is on knowledge, judgment, skill
performance, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Objectives:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Utilize clinical reasoning and the nursing process guided by evidence-based practice as a
framework for nursing decisions in meeting the healthcare needs of a selected patient.
2. Describe the concepts associated with the physiological, psychosocial, and spiritual responses
to human needs.
3. Describe the four roles of the professional nurse when providing patient-centered care to a
selected patient.
4. Describe teaching and learning principles utilized in patient education.
5. Discuss legal principles from governing and accrediting agencies and ethical guidelines when
planning patient-centered nursing care.
6. Formulate goals and outcomes that promote quality and a risk-free, safe environment for all
individuals.
7. Demonstrate competence and safety in the performance of selected nursing skills.
8. Identify the role of a healthcare advocate when collaborating with members of the
interdisciplinary health team determining resources that facilitate continuity of care, health
promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
9. Examine the principles of therapeutic communication that facilitate interactions with patients
and healthcare members.
10. Discuss use of technology when communicating and gathering information to support
decision making.
11. Define delegation and identify the principles of delegation of nursing care.
12. Identify measures that promote the development and practice of professional nursing.
Office Hours
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