NURS 610 - Graduate Practicum I

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 1
Laboratory Hours: 6

Prerequisite(s): NURS 500 , NURS 502 , NURS 606 , NURS 607 , NURS 608 , ALHT 500 , ALHT 501

Restriction(s): Restricted to MS Nursing Administration majors.

Corequisite(s): None

This capstone course focuses on the development of graduate-level skills for nurse educators or nurse administrators. Nursing education students will focus on direct care clinical experiences commensurate with graduate-level nursing practice. Nursing administration students will focus on graduate-level role preparation. Course content includes learning activities integrating evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, issues in clinical practice settings, and an introduction to scholarship and dissemination.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Apply knowledge, evidence, professional nursing standards, and graduate-level nursing concepts to a practicum experience.
Reflect on practicum experiences, achievement of practicum outcomes, and development of graduate-level roles.
Explore interprofessional collaboration as it applies to advanced graduate-level nursing roles.
Analyze strategies for conflict resolution in the practice setting.
Engage in activities that prepare graduate-level nurses for scholarship and dissemination.