Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology
In this course, learners developed an understanding of nursing and where a career in nursing can lead. It explored nursing in emergency and intensive care, and education and research, as well as basic science, psychology, and sociology.
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
David Graham
Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences
University of York
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify how the application of basic science relates to nursing practice.
- Describe some of the basic psychology and sociology applied to nursing
- Discuss the roles of nursing within society
- Develop an understanding of health research that can be utilised in evidence-based nursing care
Syllabus
- The variety of roles undertaken by nurses
- The context of nursing, caring for children, adults, older people, individuals with mental health and cognitive support needs
- Bioscience applied to nursing looking at basic physiological measurement
- Psychology related to nursing including the impact of psychology on physiology
- Sociology related to nursing care and society.
Issued on 14th May 2025
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