Senior Seminar

Catalog description

This capstone course prepares students to transition to professional nursing practice, focusing on the knowledge, skills, and professional values necessary for success in the clinical setting. The course utilizes the NCLEX-RN Client Needs categories (safe and effective care environment, health promotion and maintenance, psychosocial integrity, and physiological integrity) as a framework to integrate previously acquired knowledge and skills. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and ethical decision-making. Students will develop advanced patient assessment, diagnosis, and management skills, utilizing the nursing process to plan, implement, and evaluate comprehensive patient care. The course also addresses legal and ethical considerations within the Puerto Rican healthcare system, preparing students for the nursing revalidation exam. Forty-five (45) lecture hours. Pre-requisite(s): NUR 2110 , NUR 2121 , NUR 2122 , NUR 2123 , NUR 2311 , NUR 2312 , NUR 2321 , NUR 2322 , NUR 3131 , NUR 3132 , NUR 3121 , NUR 3123 , NUR 3141 NUR 3142 NUR 2330 NUR 4121 , NUR 4122 , NUR 4141 , NUR 4142 Corequisite(s): NUR 4581 , NUR 4582