NURS 292 - Entry Nursing Practice/Practicum (clinical)

Credits: 4
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 88
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: This clinical course offers a comprehensive preceptorship experience, allowing students to work closely with an experienced registered nurse in diverse clinical settings. This one-on-one preceptorship prepares students for the transition to professional practice as a registered nurse, further developing skills, confidence, and critical decision-making abilities. This preceptorship provides a bridge from academia to professional practice, fostering the development of well-rounded, competent registered nurses poised to excel in the dynamic healthcare landscape.

Prerequisite: NURS 281 and NURS 282 with grade of 2.7 (B-) or higher. Concurrent enrollment in PHIL 291.
General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Communicate General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Examine the challenges of today’s workplace in relation to established nursing practice standards.
Use personal and professional resources to prepare for nursing practice through application of practice strategies based on professional standards.
Analyze safety concerns that impact the nurse’s and patient’s well-being.
Determine the effective use of team-based collaboration and leadership to positively impact clinical outcomes related to healthcare disparities.
Evaluate information that promotes effective communication within a team utilizing research and EBP.
Examine current health care related systems and organizations that impact nursing as a profession.
Evaluate the relationship between prioritization of care and appropriate collaboration and delegation.
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Human Flourishing: Advocate for patients and families in ways that promote their self-determination, integrity, and ongoing growth as human beings.
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Nursing Judgment: Make judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and promote the health of patients within a family and community context.
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Professional Identity: Implement one’s role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to evidence-based practice, caring, advocacy, and safe, quality care f
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Spirit of Inquiry: Examine the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to challenge the status quo, question underlying assumptions, and offer new insights to improve the quality of care for patients, families, and communities.

Course Contents

The challenges of today’s workplace.
Preparing for nursing practice.
Safety concerns for nurses and patients.
Power and leadership in nursing.
Current healthcare-related systems and organizations.
Effective communication within a healthcare team.
The relationship of prioritization of care and appropriate collaboration.

Instructional Units: 4