NURS 738 Graduate Nursing Practicum, Forensic Concentration
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students in the forensic nursing concentration to apply concepts of forensic nursing in a selected civic, legal, or health care delivery environments during a 135-hour practicum experience. During their practicum, students will complete an evidence-based practice project relevant to the role of the Forensic Nurse and present a project deliverable to be utilized by the practicum site to improve current clinical practice. Students will also create a practicum project poster to document the evidence-based practice process of acquiring and disseminating new knowledge to promote sustainable change. This course emphasizes: analysis and evaluation of concepts of Forensic Nursing; demonstration of competencies needed to effect change in organizations and communities; evaluation of current and interventional outcomes; participation in strategic planning and goal setting; analysis of allocation of human and financial resources; and analysis of regulatory, ethical and legal issues in practice settings.
Prerequisite
All other required core and concentration courses.
Offered
Fall, Spring and Summer