Utilizing critical reasoning and the nursing process, the student is expected to:
The Nurse as a Profession
1. Discuss the major historical factors affecting the development of contemporary nursing to include multicultural and diverse nurses
2. Discuss the American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing
3. Define the various roles of the professional nurse
4. Identify the characteristics that make nursing a profession
5. Describe the educational pathways for professional nursing practice (Registered Nurse)
6. Discuss the roles and functions of professional organizations:
a. American Nurses Association/Texas Nurses Association (ANA/TNA)
b. National League for Nursing (NLN)
c. National Student Nurse Association (NSNA)
d. Texas Board of Nursing (TXBON)
7. List the elements of the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
8. Discuss the meaning of Scope of Nursing Practice and delegation duties
9. Discuss the importance of Nurses’ Self Care
The Health Care Delivery System
1. Identify different types of health care settings
2. Define the roles and functions of the health care team
3. Identify factors that affect the cost of health care.
4. Describe current issues and trends in health care delivery
Managing Patient Care
1. Identify the importance of The Joint Commission (TJC) to a health care organization
2. Discuss methods of managing quality of care in a health care organization including Quality Improvement (QI) and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAPS)
3. Identify strategies for organizing a hospital shift
4. Describe guidelines for effective delegation and management of risk
1. Review module objectives.
2. Learning Resources:
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., & Ostendorf, W. R. (2025). Fundamentals of nursing (12th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter 1 Nursing Today, pp. 1-13
Chapter 2 The Health Care Delivery System, pp. 14-32
Harding, M. M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., and Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (12th edition). Elsevier Inc.
Chapter 1 Professional Nursing, pp. 8-12 Interprofessional Partnerships pp. 12-13 Safety
3. Complete Critical Thinking Exercises:
Nursing as a Profession Student Learning Guide
4. Supplemental Learning:
See Bb
5. Review module objectives and check for knowledge gaps.
6. Go to the Evolve website and review the module content and practice questions.