Nursing Education Practicum

Catalog description

This course focuses on preparing the student to expand on the baccalaureate nursing foundation and advance knowledge to gain expertise in a specific nursing practice. The student will complete a mentored clinical practicum to achieve professional specialty and course related objectives. This direct care practicum experience will provide the student an opportunity to synthesize learned concepts to apply the nursing process to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, students establish nurse education practicum goals and objectives and are required to obtain a nurse educator mentor. The practicum involves application of previously learned concepts through teaching in both the clinical and classroom environments. Restriction: Open to graduate students in the nursing education track of the MSN Program. Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.