Prepares students to become nursing assistants in convalescent centers, hospitals, home, and community settings. Covers the nursing assistant's role and responsibilities on the health care team. Meets Washington State and federal requirements for nursing assistant education.

Introduces concepts and theories utilized in the art and science of the nursing role. Emphasizes health promotion, maintenance, restoration, and evidence-based nursing care for individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.

Applies the theory from Integrated Nursing Care I in a lab setting. Includes a focus on assessments of clients across the lifespan, formulating nursing diagnoses, and documentation related to selected alterations.

Identifies basic principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, calculations of drug dosages, and medication administration related to nursing care. Provides an overview of drug classifications and legal implications related to pharmacology for nurses.

Continues the study of concepts and theories utilized in the art and science of the nursing role. Students learn theory of health promotion, maintenance, restoration, and evidence-based nursing care for individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.

Applies the theory from Integrated Nursing Care II in a lab setting. Includes competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner.

Continues the study of concepts and theories utilized in the art and science of the nursing role, students learn to apply health promotion, maintenance, restoration, and evidence-based nursing care for individuals, families and communities across the lifespan.

Applies theory from Integrated Nursing Care III. Includes competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals, families, and groups in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process.

Applies the theory from Integrated Nursing Care I in a clinical or simulation setting. Includes a focus on assessments of clients across the lifespan, formulating nursing diagnoses, and documentation related to selected alterations.

Applies the theory from Integrated Nursing Care II in a clinical or simulation setting. Includes competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner.

Applies theory from Integrated Nursing Care III in a clinical or simulation setting. Includes competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals, families, and groups in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process.

Continues the study of concepts and theories utilized in the art and science of the nursing role. Students learn to apply health promotion, maintenance, restoration, and evidence-based nursing care for individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.

Applies theory from Integrated Nursing Care IV. Analyzes and manages collaborative care to clients who are experiencing complications.

Continues the study of concepts and theories utilized in the art and science of the nursing role. Students learn to apply health promotion, maintenance, restoration, and evidence-based nursing care for individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.

Applies theory from Integrated Nursing Care V. Analyzes collaborative care to clients who are experiencing complications.

Evaluates current health care trends and professional issues within the context of nursing practice. Emphasizes mastery, synthesis, and application of care of individuals, groups, families, and communities.

Facilitates synthesis of cognitive and affective skills acquired in the Nursing program through a supervised clinical practice with a preceptor in selected health care agency.

Integrates knowledge of nursing research, leadership and management, nursing theories, and nursing process. Students create and implement professional development that will include a research project with a scholarly presentation.

Applies theory from Integrated Nursing Care IV in a clinical or simulation setting. Analyzes and manages collaborative care to clients who are experiencing complications.

Applies theory from Integrated Nursing Care V in a clinical or simulation setting. Analyzes collaborative care to clients who are experiencing complications.