This course outline provides materials for third-year courses in a "2+2" curriculum for the occupation of registered nurse. It is part of a planned and articulated 4-year curriculum that spans the junior and senior years of high school and the freshman and sophomore years of the postsecondary institution. Introductory materials include: the philosophy and conceptual framework of the nursing curriculum; occupational objectives, occupational descriptions, and curriculum outline; and curriculum objectives. Five courses are outlined, each of which consists of a set of objectives, ranging in number from 5 to 14. Each objective has one or more associated competencies. A sheet for each competency details the terminal objective, enabling objectives, teaching methods, references, equipment/supplies, and evaluation methods. Course titles (and representative unit topics) are: (1) Nursing Process (communication, physical assessment, neurological assessment); (2) Nursing: Basic Needs Ia (mobility, rest, pain, safety, surgery, medication; (3) Nursing: Basic Needs Ib medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, infection control and asepsis, personal care skills); (4) Nursing through the Life Span (nursing care of patients of various ages); and (5) Entry into Vocational Practice (health care system, health care facilities). Other contents include: a line drawing of an instructional facility; list of supplies and equipment; 23-item bibliography; student competency profile; matrix of elements essential to the competencies; and procedural plan for verifying mastery of competencies. (YLB)