EXCERPT
As we move further into the 21st century, nurse educators and nurses are witnessing the development of more diverse health care settings, increased health care needs, and more complex nursing practice. In response to the multifaceted changes in health care, the National League for Nursing Educational Competencies for Graduates of Associate Degree Nursing Programs (Coxwell & Gillerman, 2000) updated the expected competencies of associate degree nursing program graduates. Professional behaviors, communication and assessment skills, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care are defined, and outcome competencies are identified for each.
AUTHOR
Ms. Holloway is Nursing Instructor, Kapi'olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health would like to acknowledge the generous support from the Helene Fuld Health Trust, HSBC, Trustee, which made possible the creation of the Partners in Caring and Community program and the projects described in this article.
Address correspondence to Anne Safran Holloway, MS, RN, Nursing Instructor, Kapi'olani Community College, Kopiko 201, 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816; e-mail: safran@hawaii.edu.
