In their senior LC, students complete a research project integrating leadership skills and nursing health theory with community populations. In addition, they are involved in their practicum with a preceptor in an acute care facility. This senior learning community is to be taken in the last semester prior to graduation.

NR 490 REFLECTIVE TUTORIAL/SENIOR PRACTICUM (1 Unit)

This reflective tutorial is taken in conjunction with NR 474. The nursing process is used to promote, restore, and maintain the health states of individuals, families, and groups. Students develop independence under the direct guidance of a selected agency preceptor completing 200 hours in a senior practicum. Senior nursing students reflect upon their experiences in seminar via oral and written communications. Their work culminates in NR490 with a bound copy of a completed study involving the community or leadership.

NR 474 NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT — SUMMATIVE COURSE (1 Unit)

Students develop an understanding of current trends and challenges in today’s health care arena. They cultivate the development of their professional role by using leadership abilities to become an active member of the healthcare team, a patient advocate, and a coordinator of health care in preparation for their role as a professional nurse.