NURS 672 - Nursing Education: Instruction and Evaluation Practicum/Clinical

(1-3 credits)

The purpose of the practicum is to provide the nurse educator student with a guided experience in the process of teaching. The practicum is expected to focus on assessing learners; planning, developing, and implementing instruction; and the evaluation of learner achievement. The selection and coordination of learning experiences is the combined responsibility of the student and NURS 672 instructor and is coordinated with the preceptors. Student practicums are individually designed with a qualified faculty preceptor and a qualified staff development preceptor. Prerequisites: NURS 600 - Scientific and Ethical Foundations; NURS 616 - Molecular, Genetic and Immune Mechanisms in Disease; NURS 618 - Advanced Pathophysiology; NURS 619 - Advanced Health Assessment; NURS 669 - Nursing Education: Theory and Research; NURS 670 - Nursing Education Curriculum & Program Design or instructor permission. Grade only. Offered each semester.