NURS 492
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Clinical Practicum for Capstone Nursing
College of Nursing
Course Description
Clinical practicum focusing on planning, delivering, and managing patient care in complex environments. Leadership components incorporated into clinical experiences and practices.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Min
5
Fixed
5
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Courses in Nursing Semester 5.
Note
Requires 210 hours per semester (150 clinical hours; 12 bridging hours; 24 simulation hours; and 24 mentoring hours.)).
Title
Population Health
Learning Outcome
Evaluate health promotion and disease prevention for a specific patient population. Understand and apply social determinants of health, health equity, and the increasing complexity of healthcare to advocate and optimize care for all patients.
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Quality of Nursing Care Delivery
Learning Outcome
Exhibit clinical judgment, knowledge, and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety necessary to provide high-quality, patient-centered, and population-based health care.
Title
Professionalism
Learning Outcome
Describe and demonstrate professionalism in nursing using the values of accountability, collaboration; compassion, diversity, equity, belonging; innovation, inspiration, integrity, learning; and service.
Title
Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate effective communication principles and collaboration among interdisciplinary healthcare professionals and community partners to foster team respect and trust and deliver high-quality, patient-centered, and population-based care.
Title
Information Management and Technology
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate clinical judgment, knowledge, and skills in data management and patient care technology to guide quality patient-centered care.
Title
Nursing Regulatory Environment
Learning Outcome
Evaluate how nursing policies and regulatory issues influence nursing care within a complex healthcare system and are essential for social determinants of health and professional nursing practice.
Title
Identify and explain correlations between clinical practice and evidence-based practice with the Healer’s Art and Gospel principles
Learning Outcome
Integrate the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as part of clinical judgment; caring holistically for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations; personal health and well-being; and life-long learning.
Title
Communicate professionally in original written and oral forms
Learning Outcome
Evaluate and integrate information from clinical case studies using current evidence-based practice through an oral presentation.
