Please explain what each of the following courses mean to me within my nursing career and how I was
able to apply the various BSN essenals through the compleon of various course assignments and
clinical pracce experiences. I have aached the BSN essenals as well as a course descripon for each
course. The paper needs to be 2 pages in length, re#ecng on each class. The descripon of each class is
listed below along with an explanaon of each BSN essenal. Ulize as many BSN essenal as possible
for each course reflection.
I need the assignment by 10am tomorrow morning
1 pages minimum
12 Point Font (Times New Roman)
Semester 2
Care Management II
Nursing care management of diverse adult and elderly acute care populations experiencing
physiologic and psychological illnesses. Proficiency is acquired in the classroom and in clinical
experiences across conditions that have a significant effect on quality of life, are highly
preventable, and/or economically inefficient. Emphasis is placed on interprofessional
collaboration and advocacy to achieve optimal outcomes.
Ethical and Legal issues in health care
The course introduces contemporary bioethical and legal issues confronting healthcare providers
in a variety of settings. Topics focus on identification of legal and ethical principles underlying
the decision-making process in nursing and healthcare.
Information Technology for Nursing
Information”management”and”patient”care”technology skills, including analysis of various
applications of information systems within the context of the healthcare system. Elements
covered include theoretical models; data acquisition and data representation; nursing
vocabularies and nursing knowledge representation; managing organizational change; ethical and
social issues in healthcare and consumer information technology.
Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics
Pre-licensure BSN course. Essential concepts and principles of pharmacology as applied to
baccalaureate level nursing practice. Imparts knowledge and skills required for safe, effective
administration of therapeutic drugs (including herbal and complementary medications). The
course covers critical skills related to dosage calculation and medication administration that.
must be performed without error to achieve a passing grade for the course.
The BSN Essentials
Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
A solid base in liberal education provides the cornerstone for the practice and
education of nurses.Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety
Knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety are
necessary to provide high quality health care.
Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice
Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence
into one’s practice.
Essential IV: Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology
Knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology are
critical in the delivery of quality patient care.
Essential V: Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
Healthcare policies, including financial and regulatory, directly and indirectly
influence the nature and functioning of the healthcare system and thereby are
important considerations in professional nursing practice.
Essential VI: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration
for Improving Patient Health Outcomes
Communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals are critical to
delivering high quality and safe patient care.
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health
Health promotion and disease prevention at the individual and population level are necessary to improve
population health and are important components of baccalaureate generalist nursing practice.
Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values
Professionalism and the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social
justice are fundamental to the discipline of nursing.
Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
The baccalaureate graduate nurse is prepared to practice with patients, including individuals, families,
groups, communities, and populations across the lifespan and across the continuum of healthcare
environments. The baccalaureate graduate understands and respects the variations of care, the increased
complexity, and the increased use of healthcare resources inherent in caring for patients