NURS 2070 Introduction to Professional Nursing
This course provides an introduction to professional nursing, exploring nursing's history and the development of nursing knowledge grounded in theory and evidenced-based practice. The course places the study of socially just nursing practice within the tradition of liberal arts education. Engaging in critical self-reflection, students apply new value-based self-awareness to culturally congruent nursing care. Ethical reasoning processes are applied, utilizing clinical and population-based case studies. Therapeutic communication with individuals across the lifespan is introduced. Nursing education, practice, and professional careers as well as the influence of current health care environmental factors on health and evidenced-based nursing practice are discussed.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.52 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.01 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Eunji Cho | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 109 of 116 |
| Spring 2026 | Jane Flanagan | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 127 of 136 |
| Spring 2026 | Mary Simonelli | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 6 of 10 |
| Spring 2026 | Richard Ross | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 128 of 140 |
| Spring 2025 | Dorean Hurley | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 93 of 106 |
| Spring 2025 | Melissa Uveges | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 93 of 106 |
| Spring 2025 | Richard Ross | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 93 of 106 |
| Spring 2024 | Dorean Hurley | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 160 of 169 |
| Spring 2024 | Jennifer Cahill | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 149 of 158 |
| Spring 2024 | Richard Ross | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 167 of 181 |
| Spring 2023 | Dorean Hurley | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 39 of 39 |
| Spring 2023 | Eunji Cho | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 34 of 38 |
| Spring 2023 | Sabianca Delva | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 39 |
| Spring 2022 | Catherine Conahan | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 60 |
| Spring 2022 | Dorean Hurley | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 60 |
| Spring 2022 | Maureen Connolly | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 36 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06