T
his study focused on t
he undergraduate course t
hat covers basic topics in general, organic, and biological (GOB) c
hemistry at a mid-sized state university in t
he western United States. T
he central objective of t
he researc
h was to identify t
he main topics of GOB c
hemistry relevant to t
he clinical practice of nursing. T
he collection of data was based on open-ended interviews of bot
h nursing and c
hemistry teac
hing faculty and nursing graduate students wit
h clinical practice experience. From t
he resulting interview transcripts, t
hree categories emerged: (i) topics t
hat are important,
having a direct application in nursing clinical practice; (ii) topics t
hat are foundational, facilitating understanding of important topics, but are not directly important in nursing clinical practice; and (iii) topics t
hat are not important,
having no direct application and significance in nursing clinical practice. Wit
h t
he data collected, a list of clinically relevant c
hemistry topics was developed. Information from t
his study can assist GOB c
hemistry instructors to better understand w
hic
h topics to emp
hasize in t
heir teac
hing. Representatives of t
he two cultures, t
he disciplines of c
hemistry and nursing, agree t
hat a good understanding of c
hemistry, wit
h clinical implications, is important for a practicing nurse.
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