NURS 413 - Nursing Leadership/Management Practicum

(3 credits)

This course focuses on issues related to the role of the nurse as a member of a profession. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, contemporary issues and futuristic trends in order to identify strategies that impact nursing as a caring profession. Students will apply critical thinking and communication skills throughout the course. The clinical practicum experience enables the student to implement beginning management and leadership skills for the use in the creation of a safe, quality, and caring environment in which to provide patient centered care with an interprofessional focus. The student is directly supervised by a preceptor. Corequisite: Senior status in the professional phase of the nursing program. Spring