NURS 4260 Community Nursing Clinical (Capstone)
Students will collaborate with communities to assess their health care needs and the resources available to address those needs. Clinical experiences are individualized and will include public health departments, home health, community clinics and specialized care delivery settings. Nurse roles include public policy, provision of primary care, prevention of disease or health risk, education and health promotion, and restoration. Students will take this course the final semester of the RN to BSN program. This capstone course provides students with an experiential learning practicum experience to integrate clinical knowledge with concepts/theories into professional nursing practice. Students will complete a population-focused project utilizing evidence-based resources and analyze how the identified issues and interventions influence the health of an affected population. Students will integrate leadership, evidenced based research, and informatics to complete a clinically focused project to improve client/community outcomes in collaboration with a faculty member.
Semester Hours
2
Lecture Hours
0
Lab Hours
6