Recent SemestersFall 2026Class Size18 studentsCredits1PrerequisiteEntry into the RN program requires the following prerequisites: CHE 101 or CHE 109 BIO 210 BIO 211 BIO 111 NSC 128 Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions. AND NUR 251 AND NUR 252 AND NUR 255 AND NUR 256 AND NUR 258 AND NUR 259 AND NUR 260 AND NUR 261 AND NUR 262 AND NUR 263 AND NUR 264 AND NUR 265 Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is designed to enhance the nursing student's leadership skills and help them transition into the role of the nurse upon graduation and becoming licensed. Upon completion of the course, students will understand how nursing has evolved as a profession and what opportunities they have to advance in a career in nursing or nursing education. The course will provide the student with the knowledge of barriers that exist to professionalism in nursing and how to overcome those barriers. Skills involved in interprofessional collaboration as well as legal and ethical issues that nurses may face in nursing will be discussed. The course will assist students with ways to develop clinical judgement while collaborating and communicating with the healthcare team so that the graduate nurse can provide the patient with the best evidence-based, patient-centered care possible. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.Usually HeldMon 9:00am–11:00am 