Online RN-BS students will participate in planned practice and clinical experiences intended to support students in transitioning to baccalaureate nursing practice upon graduation, particularly in the areas of health assessment, community health, evidence-based practice and leadership competencies.
These planned experiences will be incorporated through the curriculum using a variety of clinical learning activities, including simulation, case studies and participating in projects in the community where a student may live and work.
Courses with practice and clinical experiences
Practice and clinical experiences are incorporated into the courses below:
NURS Z382 - Population Health: Promotion and Prevention
- Hours required: 20
- Affiliated agency/preceptor required: No
Students can complete practice experience through virtual experiences, case studies or in a community setting. Experiences may include observation and shadowing in the following areas:
- Homecare
- Hospice
- Palliative care
- Walk-in clinics
- Wound care centers
- Infusion centers
- School nursing
- Health departments
- Outpatient behavioral health/substance use treatment
- Primary care
- Specialty clinics (women's health, breast care, urology, etc.)
- EMS
NURS Z384 - Population Health: Chronic Illness
- Hours required: 20
- Affiliated agency/preceptor required: No
Students complete practice experience through virtual experiences, case studies and an observational windshield survey in their own community.
NURS Z484 - Leadership and Management
- Hours required: 60
- Affiliated agency/preceptor required: Yes
Students complete clinical experiences devoted to leadership, which may include:
- Creating staff meeting agendas
- Understanding budgets/revenue/department finance
- Participating in the hiring process/group interview/staffing decision-making
- Providing conflict resolution
- Participating in payroll submission
- Scheduling development
- Attending management meetings
- Providing mentorship to staff nurses
NOTE: Students may use their site of current employment with a valid affiliation agreement, designated preceptor and permission of the unit manager to participate in class activities outside normal job hours.
Affiliations
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Students will declare their NURS Z484 (final course) clinical site in their first course (NURS Z380) to ensure that an appropriate affiliating agency contract is in place prior to starting.
If an affiliation agreement is not in place with the student鈥檚 preferred agency, the student may request the University pursue a new agreement by emailing Rebecca Christophersen, director of clinical placements, Division of Nursing, at christop@binghamton.edu. There is no guarantee a new affiliation agreement will be made, and an alternate site may be required.