Facilitates transition from the role of student to that of beginning professional nurse. Focus on the baccalaureate nurse as a leader/manager and member of an interprofessional health care team in the promotion of adaptation for the human system. Emphasis on theories of critical thinking, health care administration, quality improvement, organizational management, and leadership as applied to the delivery of health care. Clinical experiences occur in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisites: completion of 300-level Nursing courses, NURS 430; Corequisites: NURS 435, 460, 480 or NURS 415, 425, 480