NURS 424 - Sr. Colloquium and Practicum

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This capstone senior year experience is designed to examine complex clinical problems and to synthesize nursing knowledge necessary to manage them. This course will utilize two formats: seminar and precepted clinical practice. Through these experiences, the student will: integrate knowledge from the liberal arts and nursing science to study complex health problems; utilize critical thinking in the provision of competent client care; and, demonstrate self-direction by developing and fulfilling a learning agreement in both the seminar and clinical experience. This course includes theory and clinical laboratory application. (3 credits lectures, 1 credit seminar and 4 credits clinical /week for 15 weeks) (2 hours lecture and 2 hours of seminar per week and 214 hours of clinical per 15 weeks). Special Fee applies (see “SPECIAL FEES” in the FINANCE section of this Bulletin). (Offered fall/spring.) Prerequisite(s):

NURS 321

NURS 322

NURS 326

NURS 306

and

NURS 307

. This course is taken concurrently with

NURS 412