مقدمة في علم التمريض 1

Upon completion of this course the learner will be able to:
a. Understand the evolution of the nursing profession;
a. Familiar with the history of nursing in Libya;
b. differentiate views given by various nursing theorists on person, health, environment and nursing;
b. describe the various nonnursing theories as applied to nursing;
b. utilize selected nursing theory and nonnursing theories in the care of clients;
c. demonstrate selected competencies under the eleven key areas of responsibilities pertinent to nursing

UNIT 1: Nursing as a Profession (42 HRS) A. Nursing
Definition
Primary characteristics of a profession
Personal qualification of a nurse
Roles and functions of a professional nurse
EthicomoralLegal responsibilities in nursing
Ethical principles of professional patient relationship
Legal roles of the nurse
Areas of potential liability in nursing
Selected facts in nursing practice
Patient’s Bill of Rights
Fields of opportunity in nursing
Historical development of nursing in the world.
History of Nursing in Libya UNIT
Nursing as an Art
Definition of Arts
Why is nursing an art?
Concepts related to the art of nursing
Caring : An Integral Component of Nursing
Nursing Client Relationship
Therapeutic communication UNIT
Definition of concept, theory, principle Characteristics of a theory Components of a theory Purposes of nursing theory Nursing paradigm UNIT
Different views of person, health, environment and nursing by various nursing theorists Florence Nightingale Ernestine Weidenbach Virginia Henderson Faye Glenn Abdellah Jean Watson Dorothea Orem Myra Estrine Levine Martha Rogers Dorothy Johnson Callista Roy Betty Neuman Imogene King Hildegard Perplau Ida Jean Orlando Madelline Leininger Margaret Neuman UNIT
Health as a Multifactorial Phenomenon Interlinking Relationships of Factors Affecting Health Care Enhancement Qualities including Core Values Core competencies under the 11 Key Areas of Responsibility

Alligood, M., “Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application.” Udan, Josie Q., Fundamentals of Nursing, 2nd ed. 2004