Transition to Professional Nursing

Catalog description

This course will facilitate the transition of the registered nurse (RN) into a nursing leadership role and introduce the major components of leadership that are a part of Florida Academy of Nursing’s program standards. The course focuses on the professional roles and functions, technology, interpersonal relationships, leadership skills, and legal and ethical aspects of nursing practice of a professional nurse. The course also covers the Nurse Practice Act and rules of professional conduct. The student will examine personal values and professional goals in order to explore the role of nursing leadership and then go on to create a professional development plan.