Building upon integrated concepts of nursing, this course focuses on applying and utilizing the concepts of nursing when caring for the client experiencing life-threatening situations. The student identifies urgent health care needs of the client across the lifespan using clinical reasoning and judgement with integration of the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on increasing independence with application of nursing skills in providing care for the client with urgent health care needs in varied health care settings. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards the learning outcomes by improving critical thinking, becoming proficient at laboratory skills, and prioritization of patient care. This course a stepping stone to bridge the knowledge gap between classroom activities and real-life bedside nursing while implementing best practices. This course is subject to a course fee.