Nursing Concepts: Foundations
of Professional Practice

Course Description
3 Credits

Focuses on the roles and functions of the associate degree nurse within the occupation of nursing. Includes the health care delivery system; the interdisciplinary health team; legal, ethical, and educational aspects of current nursing practice; and influences of nursing history, nursing organizations, and licenser on the associate degree nurse's function in the delivery of care. (This is a required examination for the Excelsior College nursing degrees. Multiple choice examination.)