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Sharon D McElwain1, Kathleen A Rhodes, Kayla L Carr
1About the Authors The authors are faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, Jackson, Mississippi. Sharon D. McElwain, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Kathleen A. Rhodes, PhD, RN, FNP-C, and Kayla L. Carr, PhD, RN, FNP-C, are assistant professors. Marlie Lawrence, MSN, RN, is an instructor. For more information, contact Dr. McElwain at smcelwain@umc.edu.
Abstract:
Ensuring clinical competency and judgment in nursing students is critical. Developing ways for students to obtain this goal in a second-degree bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program is challenging. One method described here is the early immersion clinical (EIC). Occurring concurrently with health assessment and fundamentals courses, EIC allowed for quick application of skills in the context of clinical care. Weekly clinical objectives were aligned with objectives for both courses. This article describes how EIC was implemented in a 12-month second-degree accelerated BSN program.
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