Explore the meaning of self-care to caring nursing practice through development and implementation of a self-care plan.
Explore selected caring theoretical models and the relationship to caring as the essence of nursing practice, education and leadership.
Explore the concept of caring as it relates to the role of the advanced practice nurse in leadership and education roles.
Examine the concept of caring as it relates to providing holistic care in a culturally diverse environment.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate within a caring philosophy to improve nursing education, the quality of professional nursing practice and the health care system. 
                      
The relationship between self-care and quality caring.
Caring as the essence of quality nursing practice.
Theoretical and evidence based frameworks for caring.
Quality caring and cultural competence.
Ethical decision making and caring.
Caring in the context of nursing education and nursing management.