Comprehensive Humanistic Nursing Practice: Transition to Professional Nurse

Catalog description

This Level IV capstone comprehensive practicum is an independent clinical experience. The student works with a preceptor in gradually assuming responsibility and accountability for a cohort of patients. Students will actualize all previously synthesized material incorporating professional leadership /management theories and strategies in the planning and implementation of professional humanistic nursing care. Critical reflection will focus upon current issues such as cultivating a culture of safety, working in interdisciplinary teams along with other current topics including genetics/genomics, cultural competency and geriatric nursing. The clinical placement is individually selected, based on student interest. This is a half semester independent clinical course. Requires completion of a total of 195 hours: 100 hours of clinical time, 50 hours for a comprehensive Senior Project, 25 hours of ATI testing/instruction/remediation in preparation for the license exam and mandatory seminar attendance for 20 hours. This is subject to change dependent on clinical availability.