Focus is placed on the enhancement of leadership and collaboration skills, organization, supervision, delegation, prioritization, and management of multiple clients in an acute care setting. Students will practice clinical and leadership skills necessary to successfully transition into the role of an entry-level RN. Clinical preceptorship provides an opportunity for students to mentor with a RN. Critical thinking is inherent in the nursing process and is incorporated throughout the course. Emphasis is placed on the predictable and variable needs of the client utilizing Gordon's Functional Health Patterns within the nursing process. Concepts of health, illness, and environment as they relate to nursing practice are discussed.
Nursing IV prepares the student to safely manage the care of clients throughout the lifespan and prepares the student to assume the registered nurse (RN) roles of caregiver, manager, and member of profession. A combined course that includes: classroom, lab, clinical, and preceptorship.
