NU 111 : Introduction to Nursing

Course Outline

• Historical development of nursing in the world
• History of Nursing in Libya

· Nursing as a Profession

1. Definition

2. Primary characteristics of a profession

3. Personal qualification of a nurse

4. Roles and functions of a professional nurse

• Nursing as an Art

1. Definition of Arts

2. Why is nursing an art?

3. Concepts related to the art of nursing

4. Caring : An Integral Component of Nursing

· Definition of concept, theory, principle Characteristics of a theory Components of a theory Purposes of nursing theory Nursing paradigm

• Nursing Education, Research and Evidence -Based Practice a. Types of Educational Programs b. Nursing Research c. Evidence -based Practice

• Different views of person, health, environment and nursing by various nursing theorists Florence Nightingale Ernestine Weidenbach Virginia Henderson

· Different views of person, health, environment and nursing by various nursing theorists Martha Rogers Dorothy Johnson Callista Roy

• Different views of person, health, environment and nursing by various nursing theorists Jean Watson Faye Glenn Abdellah

· Ethico -moral -Legal responsibilities in nursing Ethical principles of professional patient relationship Legal roles of the nursing.

• Areas of potential liability in nursing Selected facts in nursing practice Patient’s Bill of Rights Fields of opportunity in nursing

· Health as a Multifactorial Phenomenon Interlinking Relationships of Factors Affecting Health Care