Opportunities are provided for students to integrate key pr ocesses and concepts to include nursing care management across the health care continuum, interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical reasoning, and levels of prevention. This course focuses on nursing research. Opportunities are provided for the student to gain a basic understanding of the research process. The relationship between nursing research and the development of nursing science is explored. Critique of and utilization of nursing research in practice are emphasized.
Career planning is addressed as it relates to professional development.
This course focuses on professional role development and contemporary issues in nursing. Licensure and legal aspects of nursing practice, ethical issues in professional relationships, professional development through participation in professional organizations, and advocacy through political activism are addressed. Theories and concepts of leadership and management, as well as issues related to quality and cost-effectiveness of care, interdisciplinary collaboration and emerging care delivery models are emphasized.