<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/catalog/courses/bsn/bsn-206.html" dsn="courses"><course-code>BSN 206</course-code><course-title>Foundations of Nursing Fundamentals</course-title><delivery>Blended</delivery><credits>5</credits><contact-hours>127.5</contact-hours><outside-prep>An average of three (3) hours per week for every didactic credit hour</outside-prep><sem-offered>Fall, Spring, and Summer (subject to enrollment)</sem-offered><prerequisites>Minimum eight (8) semester credits in human anatomy and human physiology, and three (3) semester credits in college-level English, and three (3) semester credits in College Algebra or equivalent.</prerequisites><corequisites>None</corequisites><requisites>PSY 201, SCI 131, and SCI 225</requisites><description>This course introduces the fundamental concepts necessary for safe patient-centered nursing care to a diverse patient population while integrating clinical decision-making. Critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and the nursing process are key foundations to nursing practice. Application of knowledge and practice of skills occur in a variety of clinical settings providing care to stable patients with common health issues.</description><category>BSN</category></item>