Mentorship IA: Doctoral Project (110 clinical hours)

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare students to become clinical leaders. Students synthesize the knowledge and skills gained from previous courses to demonstrate the integral relationship between scholarship and advanced practice nursing by solving a clinical problem using a culturally competent evidence-based practice framework. In the mentorship experience students begin to create or change the context for excellence in clinical care delivery through a culturally competent evidence-based practice project. The courses emphasizes intra and interprofessional collaboration, consultation and partnership developed in identifying the practice problem, gathering and critically appraising evidence about the problem, assessing the organizational culture, diversity in the workplace, and readiness for change. Students will work as project teams and will be mentored by a faculty mentor and a clinical partner mentor. Course faculty will discuss with students progress in their learning experiences in scheduled seminars during the semester.