The nursing process is utilized to diagnose and treat actual and potential problems.
Clinical experience is expanded to allow for more complex student-patient interaction.
The nursing student, using the three associate degree roles, will act in a safe, competent and caring manner. Utilize the nursing process in diagnosing and treating more complex potentially ineffective and ineffective patient responses to alterations in fimctional health patterns. Organize individualized care for increasing numbers of complex patients, prioritize patient's needs, and implement and delegate care. Act according to, and within the legal and ethical standards set forth by the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act, the College, the Nursing Program, the legal-system at large, the affiliating agency, and the agencies' accreditation bodies. Current textbooks are listed on the student reference list in the Course Format.