2. PREPARING FOR NURS 480: Senior Practicum Please put in Slideshow View to hear narration!

3. INCLUDED General description about the course What to do BEFORE the course starts

4. WHAT IS NURS 480? Clinical capstone course that requires 135 clinical hours You will plan, implement and evaluate your own senior project

5. WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS Planning, coordinating, and implementing your project is how you will get the vast majority of your hours. I will send a separate email with some presentations from previous students (with their permission) so that you can get a sense of some previous projects.

6. WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS You will need to come up with your own senior project idea and implementation site. Please look over the Senior Project Designs Document to get see the different project designs from which you can choose. I recommend that you have a project idea and go ahead and get a tentative agreement from the site you want to do your project BEFORE the course starts. Some facilities have a clearance process that students must complete before they can start. Also, if a clinical contract is required by the agency it takes several weeks for FSU Legal to approve clinical contracts!

7. WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS You must have an unencumbered, active RN license, current AHA CPR, and your own professional liability malpractice insurance for the RN (NOT the student). You cannot use the malpractice insurance from your employer even if you complete your project at your place of employment. You must purchase your own policy. There are several companies that offer this coverage. You may choose any company at any amount as long as it is for the RN. You will be required to submit this documentation the first week of class. DO NOT SEND IT NOW!

8. WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS You need to be available to complete a conference (in person or via phone) with the instructor the first week of class. This conference is for you to pitch your project idea and get it approved so that you can start clinical. You cannot start your project without the approval of the instructor during this conference. I will do my best to accommodate students’ schedules, but keep your schedule free the first week of class so that you can complete this mandatory task. I will not schedule appointments before the course starts! In fact, information for how to set up a conference will be available when the course starts, not before.

9. PREPARED FOR NURS 480: Senior Practicum