This course focuses on the care of culturally diverse individuals and families experiencing life-threatening, critical events. Advanced medical-surgical concepts and skills will be presented to care for the critical, unstable client in multiple acute care settings. Ethical concepts will be explored in relation to critical events and end of life care. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the first three semesters of the Associate in Science Registered Nursing curriculum with a minimum of a "C" in each course that applies to the nursing curriculum or satisfactory completion of the first semester of the Associate in Science in Nursing curriculum with a minimum of a ¿C¿ in each course that applies to the nursing curriculum. Corequisites: NURS 204, NURS 206, NURS 207 or NURS 263. (S)