NUR 497: Senior Capstone

3 credits

Capstone review of knowledge gained from prior nursing core courses to include adult, maternal, infant, child, and mental health nursing. Focuses on use of the nursing process to care for individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is on problem solving, clinical reasoning, computer-assisted instruction, as well as NCLEX test-taking strategies as preparation for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Offered Fall and Spring.

Prerequisite(s): >2.5 GPA; Second semester senior standing in nursing major with successful completion of all clinical nursing courses and all standardized specialty and Exit exams. Students may apply for a waiver to the Division of Nursing.
Co-requisite(s): NUR 497C.