Interchange occurs between humans' environmental systems. This interchange is impacted by humans' internal environment that consists of physiological, psychosocial, developmental, cultural and spiritual dimensions. The external environmental system consists of groups of humans united by common familial, geographic, socioeconomic, political, spiritual and cultural characteristics. Societal groups within the external environment such as families, communities, institutions and nations are interrelated and interdependent. The viability of any individual or societal group is a consequence of the complementary performance of societal roles within each group in adapting to environmental stressors.
Nursing is a dynamic profession impacting on stressors and forces within the environment.
Conversely, environmental stressors and forces impact the goals and direction of nursing. The faculty also believes that nursing is actualized through the interactive decision making steps of the nursing process . Nursing process is translated into action through the overlapping professional nursing roles inherent in nurse-client system interactions. These professional nursing roles are direct care provider , teacher-learner , collaborator , client advocate , change agent , leader , and research consumer . Baccalaureate-prepared nurses are generalists who apply concepts and methods of logical inquiry from the liberal arts, sciences and nursing in their practice.