NRSG 236 - Clinical Practicum: Preceptorship

5 Credits

This course provides a structured period of transition guided by a preceptor to help the student observe and experience the nursing role through “hands on” participation in a patient care setting. Opportunities are embedded to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes around teamwork/collaboration and person-centered care. To enhance clinical judgment, the student will reflect upon the care they provide and consider opportunities for quality improvement. The student can expect to utilize technology and information management to provide safe and effective patient care.

Pre-requisite(s) NRSG 226 with minimum GPA of 2.5.
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NRSG
FeesAH

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day, Evening, Weekend
Winter Day, Evening, Weekend
Spring Day, Evening, Weekend

Designed to Serve Sixth quarter AAS-Registered Nurse program students.
Active Date 20230320T10:55:07

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Clinical 165
Total Contact Hours 165
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
ProfTech Related Instruction

Communications
Computation
Safety
Human Relations

Course Outline
Preceptorship

Assessing abnormal
Safety
Professional behaviors
Clinical reasoning
Collaboration
Communication
Managing care
Cultural responsiveness

Student Learning Outcomes
Professionalism, Communication, & Collaboration

Function competently within own scope of practice as a member of the health care team

Clinical Judgment

Interpret patient data and cues to correctly determine prioritization of care.

Safety

Justify factors that create a culture of safety.
Describe processes used in understanding causes of error and allocation of responsibility and accountability (such as root cause analysis)

Person-Centered Care

Support the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

Informatics & Quality Improvement

Relate technology and information management to quality and safety of patient care