NURS 11. Introduction to Professional Nursing. Provides a conceptual base for the practice of professional nursing as taught in the Sacramento State Division of Nursing curriculum. The changing and expanding roles of the professional nurse in the health care delivery system are explored, as are a variety of theories and related concepts which have application to nursing practice. Lecture three hours. Prerequisite: Admission to Clinical Nursing program. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0.