NURS 604 - Graduate Practicum I

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 1
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 6

Prerequisite(s): NURS 500 , NURS 502 , NURS 506 , NURS 600 , NURS 601 , NURS 602 , ALHT 500 , ALHT 501
Restriction(s): Nursing Education - Online - MS

Corequisite(s): None

This capstone course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the graduate nurse educator and development of graduate-level competencies and skills. Course learning activities include evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, professional issues in clinical practice settings, and an introduction to graduate-level 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.
Appraise formal and informal continuing education for career enhancement
Engage in activities that prepare graduate-level nurses for scholarship and dissemination.