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2025-2026 College Catalog and Student Handbook 
  
2025-2026 College Catalog and Student Handbook

NUR 1020C - Introduction to Nursing



Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into to the Associate in Science Nursing program.
Corequisite(s): None
Introduces client care needs: safe and effective care environment, health promotion and maintenance, psychosocial integrity, physiological integrity, professional behaviors, communication, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, teaching and learning collaboration, and managing care activities which form the integrated framework for clinical practice. The course will encompass legal and ethical issues of the nurse, including Florida statutes and the concept of professional boundaries.
Semester Hours: 8 credit hours
Semester Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Fees: Lab Fee
Course Designations: AS only