Emphasis placed on the identification of individual needs for life and health as a vital dimension of nursing care. Clinical experience is provided in the hospital environment. Emphasis on the application of knowledge and the development of assessment skills for the individual's needs in health or illness. Focuses on the development of skills related to the nursing process, communication, and interactions with the environment.
Clinical experience is provided in the hospital environment.
Expands the focus to enhance the student's understanding of pharmacological needs as well as personal, interpersonal, and social needs and interactions of the individual. Clinical and observational experiences are provided in the clinical and community environments. Instruction and supervised clinical experience provide understanding of the ways in which to implement nursing interactions with the family during peri-natal periods as well as those of the child from birth through adolescence. Emphasis is on maternal health and normal growth and development of children and adolescence in the hospital and community environments. Advanced preparation for the facilitation of nursing care to individuals with complex health needs.