This course presents concepts in nursing practice with an emphasis on the beginning level of care for the adult medical-surgical patient. Nursing process, professionalism, basic physiological, psychosocial, and developmental needs and basic medical-surgical nursing skills are included in this course. Application of theoretical knowledge is guided by the Readiness for Practice Model. A number of teaching/learning strategies are incorporated in a variety of settings: classroom, skills laboratory and patient-care settings providing students an opportunity to apply the nursing process at the beginner level.