MANAGER OF CARE/CAPSTONE

Catalog description

This last semester course will assist students in the integration of theory and practice as they approach the completion of the nursing program and transition into the role of professional nurse. This course completes integration and advanced application of the core concepts: communication, leadership, health care delivery, economics, and legal implications of nursing practice. The focus is on leadership and the associated skills and knowledge to practice as a contemporary professional nurse. The theory and clinical emphasis additionally assimilates the core organizers of the curriculum: patient centered care, safety and quality improvement, evidence based practice/nursing judgment, informatics, professional identity, teamwork and collaboration which culminates in the senior capstone experience. Clinical required. (A special fee will be assessed)