NURS 4432 Clinical Internship

Allows for application of nursing knowledge in an approved clinical setting. Provides for synthesis and refinement of nursing skills required for entry into professional practice.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

NURS 3331, NURS 3332, NURS 4420, NURS 4425, NURS 4426, NURS 4427

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: every spring — Athens Campus: every spring

Notes

The student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with patients, families, communities, and inter- and intra-professional healthcare teams.
2. Employ technology and evidence based practice to provide safe care for patients across the life span to improve health at the local, national, and global level. 
3. Integrate theoretical knowledge from nursing and liberal art and sciences while analyzing and synthesizing multiple sources of information in the decision-making process. 
4. Provide holistic patient centered care with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention and based on sensitivity and respect for diverse populations. 
5. Uphold professional and ethical standards of nursing practice; promoting professional growth. 
6. Analyze the effects of healthcare policy on the quality & safety of patient care in the practice environment.

Student Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with patients, families, communities, and inter- and intra-professional healthcare teams.
2. Employ technology and evidence based practice to provide safe care for patients across the life span to improve health at the local, national, and global level.
3. Integrate theoretical knowledge from nursing and liberal art and sciences while analyzing and synthesizing multiple sources of information in the decision-making process.
4. Provide holistic patient centered care with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention and based on sensitivity and respect for diverse populations.
5. Uphold professional and ethical standards of nursing practice; promoting professional growth.
6. Analyze the effects of healthcare policy on the quality & safety of patient care in the practice environment.