This course emphasizes the study and application of leadership, research, and professionalism in nursing. The course also stresses emerging issues in nursing today and includes the responsibilities of the professional nurse in determining the scope, direction, and future of professional nursing practice and health care delivery. Clinical application is with clients and health care personnel in hospital and selected community health settings. This course may be taken either term of the senior year. This course centers on using primary, secondary, and tertiary aspects of preventive health care to assist adults experiencing complex health care problems to attain optimum level of wellness.
Emphasis is placed on helping adults achieve rehabilitation.
Major concepts used throughout the course are nursing process, stress, high risk, chronicity, and rehabilitation. This course may be taken either term of the senior year. The challenge experience is arranged with the coordinator of the advanced placement program on an individual basis. Completion of all Regents College exams and admission to the nursing major. The credit for the Regents College exams is not recorded on the student's transcript until the challenge component has been successfully completed.