NURS 244 Leadership and Nursing Practice Preceptorship

5 credits

This course is a clinical preceptorship in a nursing practice setting. The focus is on the student’s ability to integrate delivery of care with teamwork and leadership.

Prerequisites: NURS 240, NURS 241, and NURS 242

Corequisites: NURS 243 and NURS 245

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Integrate evidence-based knowledge to make sound clinical judgements reflective of safe practice standards.
Apply the concepts of leadership, management, quality improvement, and patient safety in the delivery of patient care
Communicate effectively and accurately through verbal, written, and electronic mediums.
Plan and provide safe, inclusive, equitable, effective, and financially responsible nursing care through the appropriate utilization of available resources.
Incorporate the concepts and competencies reflected in the LWTech

Total Hours: 150 Field-Based Experience (Practicum or Internship) Hours: 150