Practicum in Infection Control I

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Practicum in Infection Control I provides graduate nursing students with supervised, immersive clinical experiences focused on the principles and practice of infection prevention and control across healthcare and community settings. This practicum emphasizes the application of epidemiologic methods, surveillance systems, regulatory standards, and evidence-based infection prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections and emerging infectious threats. Students collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess infection risks, analyze data, implement prevention interventions, and evaluate outcomes within real-world microsystems. Guided by experienced infection prevention professionals and faculty, students develop advanced competencies in clinical judgment, leadership, and systems-based practice essential to the role of the infectious disease nurse.