NURS 3811 - Acute Care Nursing Practicum 1 (5-6 semester students)

This is the first course of a two-part series. This clinical course applies concepts related to the illness experience of individual pediatric and adult inpatients and families. Emphasis is placed on professional behavior, enhanced development of communication, information management, assessment, specified clinical interventions, and evaluation of outcomes. Upon completion of this course, the student will begin to analyze data from various sources for application in the provision of safe, holistic, evidence-based nursing care and discuss the role of nursing in a variety of clinical settings. This clinical practicum satisfies elements in the Bachelor's degree requirement. This course meets the Diversity (DV) requirement. This course addresses the following: Essential Learning Outcomes: Inquiry and Analysis, Written Communication, and Civic Knowledge and Engagement.