Role Development of the Graduate Nurse

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This course provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate synthesis of knowledge from general education and nursing core courses as a basis for professional nursing practice at the graduate-novice level as a caregiver and provider of nursing practice, evaluator of nursing judgment, collaborator, coordinator, and contributor to professional identity, advocate for human flourishing, and scholar with a spirit of inquiry. This course is designed to guide the student in preparation for the NCLEX-RN®, directed by the NCLEX-RN® Detailed Test Plan. Study and test-taking strategies are discussed and implemented using the nursing process to resolve application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation- level questions. Leadership and management roles of the graduate-novice professional nurse are examined.