NUR 455 - Experience Program: Senior Mentorship

3 credits
Prerequisites: Senior Nursing Standing
Corequisites: NUR 450 and 451
Provides students with repeated opportunities to critically analyze and apply knowledge and skills learned previously in the program to the care of persons, families, and communities under the supervision of a nurse-preceptor. The students’ role consists of promoting health, guiding persons and families through the health care experience, and shaping the health environment to maximize health in a practice setting of the stuent’s choice. The practice setting may be maternal-child health, community health, psychiatric-mental health, sub-acute, long term care, or home care. In the acute care areas, medical, surgical, intensive or other critical areas may be selected. The concentrated clinical practicum supports the socialization and professional development of students while maximizing clinical competence. Students identify personal learning needs and objectives prior to the experience.