NUR 481 Nursing Practicum
This immersion course provides opportunities for building critical thinking, management, and evaluation skills, while caring for groups of persons in a variety of settings. Experiences are provided to increase the student's self-confidence in nursing judgment and skills, professional image and sense of belonging, to facilitate their transition to professional practice. This Nursing Practicum facilitates integration of previous learning under the direction of the faculty and supervision of a nurse preceptor. This course requires an average of twelve contact hours weekly. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisites: Entry level students - NUR 430, 431, and 404. NUR 452 should be taken prior to or concurrently with 481. NUR 481 should be taken in the semester in which graduation requirements will be met.