Clinical Practice
NUR 417 Nursing Care of the Adult II
Hours: ~180 clinical hours (including 32 hours of lab and simulation)
Focus: Acute and complex adult care, interprofessional collaboration, and patient safety in hospital settings.
Highlights: Managed complex conditions such as sepsis, ARDS, and GI bleeding; practiced medication administration, hemodynamic monitoring, and patient education; completed KeithRN and ATI simulations to strengthen critical thinking and prioritization
NUR 418 – Nursing Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family
Hours: ~135 hours (including 45 clinical and 90 simulation/lab)
Focus: Maternal, newborn, and pediatric nursing across acute and community environments.
Highlights: Conducted newborn assessments, postpartum care, and pediatric mixed reality simulations (e.g., asthma, pneumonia, dehydration). Applied family-centered care principles and evidence-based interventions
NUR 419 – Aging, Chronicity, and Palliative Care
Hours: ~55–60 total (combining 29–32 clinical contact hours and 16 simulation hours)
Focus: Chronic illness management, palliative and end-of-life care, and family communication.
Highlights: Completed ELNEC modules, end-of-life simulations, and clinical reflections emphasizing patient advocacy, symptom management, and grief support. Integrated spiritual and cultural care into nursing practice
NUR 388 – Population Health
Hours: ~110 total (54 clinical + 36 simulation + 20 engaged hours)
Focus: Population-focused nursing care emphasizing epidemiology, social determinants of health, community assessment, and advocacy.
Highlights: Completed a comprehensive community health assessment, population health policy advocacy record, and multiple virtual clinical modules (human trafficking, foodborne outbreak investigation, and social vulnerability). Applied public health science principles and disaster preparedness in community nursing practice
NUR 384 – Behavioral Health in Nursing
Hours: ~55 total (29 clinical + 16 simulation + 10 engaged hours)
Focus: Psychiatric nursing, therapeutic communication, and care of patients experiencing mental health alterations.
Highlights: Participated in simulations on schizophrenia, alcohol withdrawal, and aggressive behavior management; practiced clinical judgment mapping and medication safety; conducted mental status evaluations and care plans in behavioral health settings
NUR 380 Fundamentals of nursing
Hours: ~110 total (54 clinical + 36 simulation + 20 engaged hours)
Focus: Foundations of adult medical–surgical nursing with emphasis on patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, and clinical reasoning.
Highlights: Engaged in high-fidelity simulations and direct patient care for conditions including heart failure, stroke, and renal failure. Developed individualized care plans, completed guided reflections, and practiced core skills such as sterile technique, wound care, tracheostomy suctioning, and EKG interpretation to strengthen clinical competence.
NUR 390 – Nursing Care of the Adult I
Hours: ~110 total (54 clinical + 36 simulation + 20 engaged hours)
Focus: Foundations of adult medical–surgical nursing with emphasis on patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, and clinical reasoning.
Highlights: Engaged in high-fidelity simulations and direct patient care for conditions such as heart failure, stroke, and renal failure. Developed care plans, performed guided reflections, and practiced sterile procedures, wound care, tracheostomy suctioning, and EKG interpretation to strengthen clinical competence