NURS 443 - Capstone - Nursing Leadership Pract

7 Credit Hours
0 Lecture Hours
21 Laboratory Hours

Focus is on a practicum experience for the student under the guidance and supervision of a preceptor (registered nurse) in assuming various roles of the professional nurse including member of the profession, provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate and healthcare team member, in a variety of clinical settings. Specific roles emphasized are leader and manager of care for a group of patients, communicator, teacher and consumer of research applicable to evidence-based practice. Implementation of an appropriate senior capstone project will demonstrate application of the principles and concepts of nursing practice.

Prerequisites: /Co-requisites: NURS 432, NURS 430, NURS 434, and NURS 342/NURS 440 and NURS 442.