NURS2070 · Nursing
Connell School of 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 experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.0 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
3.8 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.0 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
3.8 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Instructor, Connell School of Nursing
3.8 / 5
3.1 / 5
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Connell School of Nursing
4.0 / 5
3.3 / 5
Professor, Connell School of Nursing
3.5 / 5
2.9 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Connell School of Nursing
3.9 / 5
3.2 / 5
Faculty Overload, Connell School of Nursing
3.6 / 5
2.9 / 5
Assistant Professor, Connell School of Nursing
4.0 / 5
3.2 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Connell School of Nursing
4.0 / 5
3.4 / 5
Assistant Professor, Connell School of Nursing
3.9 / 5
3.4 / 5
Assistant Professor, Connell School of Nursing
3.9 / 5
3.4 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
3 sectionsSpring 2024
6 sectionsSpring 2023
3 sectionsSpring 2022
3 sectionsSpring 2021
3 sectionsSpring 2020
4 sections