<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/catalog/courses/bsn/bsn-395.html" dsn="courses"><course-code>BSN 395</course-code><course-title>Entry into Professional Nursing Practice</course-title><delivery>Blended</delivery><credits>5</credits><contact-hours>170</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>BSN 335 and BSN 366</prerequisites><corequisites>None</corequisites><requisites>None</requisites><description>This course focuses on the role transition of the professional nurse as a provider of clientcentered care, leader in the profession, manager of care, and member of the profession of nursing. The course will examine the elements of professional nursing practice as well as the role of the professional nurse within the global health care delivery system. Learners will participate in licensure preparation through standardized assessments and individualized remediation. Learners will participate in a clinical integrative practicum to experience the full spectrum of responsibilities and roles of the professional nurse. The course will discuss role expectations of the professional nurse and implement evidence-based guidelines for professional nursing practice.</description><category>BSN</category></item>