This course introduces the baccalaureate student to the concepts of health and physical assessment, growth and development, health promotion and therapeutic communication skills as they are applied with diverse populations in a variety of clinical settings. The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences that enable the students to provide beginning professional nursing care with individuals and families requiring interventions across the lifespan. Students will use the key concepts of nursing processes, teaching-learning, and physical and psychosocial assessment in the care of people with basic alterations in ability to meet human needs. Content related to providing a safe care environment, such as administering and monitoring medications and aseptic techniques will be addressed. In addition, students will develop critical thinking skills useful to the nurse in promoting health in individuals and families across the lifespan.