NURS 403 - Senior Practicum

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): UNIV 300, ALHT 202 or MATH 115, ALHT 300, ALHT 301, NURS 300, NURS 301, NURS 302, NURS 303, ALHT 400, NURS 400, NURS 401, NURS 402, and ALHT 401 (pre/co-requisite)
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

The nursing capstone practicum course enables students to foster individual career goals and refine essential baccalaureate nursing skills through critical decision making, leadership, and evidence-based practice. The student plans and completes an individualized practicum experience guided by faculty and a preceptor in an approved health agency. Course content includes development of interprofessional communication and collaboration skills, preparation for career employment, practicum reflections, and achievement of BSN End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Integrate knowledge, theory, and evidence from nursing, allied health, and liberal arts into planning, designing, delivering, and evaluating a capstone project in a health setting.
Collaborate and communicate with interprofessional teams, health care providers, clients, families, and/or communities to achieve the outcomes of an evidence-based practicum project.
Apply principles and strategies of leadership and quality improvement, guided by concepts of cultural and social diversity, in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of professional nursing practice.
Analyze the influence of diversity, health equity, and social determinants of health to improve patient care and/or nursing practice.
Analyze BSN End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes and their impact on professional nursing practice.