NS 540 Role Immersion-Clinical Internship

Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Semester 1 (summer) courses-NS 510, NS 511, NS 512, HP 509 (17 credits) & Semester II (fall) courses NS 520, NS 521 NS 522, HP 519 (17 credits) & enrolled in co-requisite courses. This course provides students with an opportunity to integrate their academic and clinical experiences in a selected clinical setting. The clinical seminar with this course provides an opportunity to analyze nursing roles in relation to health care system change. Students will analyze issues related to nursing role implementation in complex health care systems, including team functioning and delegation, clinical management and leadership. The clinical component will be negotiated between the student, an appropriate clinical setting, and the faculty. On-unit time = 32 hours/week x's seven weeks or 224 hours plus 3 hours of seminar time per week.

Credits

6