NURS-56700 School Nurse Internship

This 16-week (300 hours) supervised intern experience provides opportunities to integrate and apply the theory from previous nursing and education courses to the practice of school nursing in public schools, community facilities, and clinics.  The school nurse intern will complete health assessment and medical review of students to identify how health impacts learning and academic success and will plan interventions and accommodations to promote optimal learning.  The school nurse intern will plan and prepare health education lessons for teaching in public school classrooms. This course will also allow opportunity to learn from a variety of school nurses as they implement the standards of school nursing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

NURS 56600 or corequisite