NURS 8873:Nurse Educator Practicum I

1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 7736
Corequisite: NURS 7751
This course is designed to introduce the students to the nurse educator role in a setting with a preceptor who has expertise in clinical simulation pedagogy and learning environments. Advanced educational concepts and principles and standards of best practice to simulation methodologies are the focus of the course. Practice standards developed by INACSL (International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning) form the basis for the series of three practicum courses that focus on clinical simulation pedagogy. Students will explore all standards and include a comprehensive study and application of the first three standards during the first practicum course related to design, development and preparation of simulation events in nursing education. Students also explore issues related to standards of practice, practice guidelines, evidence-based practice, health literacy, culture, and ethics as they apply to the nurse educator.