NURS 667 - Leadership Practicum

(5 hours) This course provides opportunities to design, implement, and evaluate learning experiences in nursing leadership or administration settings. The practicum emphasis is on the application of leadership and administration strategies in the healthcare setting. In this course, working closely with qualified nurse leaders, students will participate in the management of personnel and care provision. They will analyze policy and participate in the strategic planning process within a healthcare setting. Students will gather best evidence to support change in a selected area of interest and develop and implement a practice project, under the direction of the preceptor. Evaluation methods will be explored. This course is the culmination of knowledge gained in semesters I-IV of the program and is to be completed in the student’s final semester of the MSN program.