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CAPSTONE PRACTICUM FOR REGISTERED NURSES

CNP 519
Course Description

Synthesizes professional nursing knowledge in a variety of practice settings. Practicum sites may include hospitals, clinics, long-term care (LTC), and community-based settings, or practicums in policy or health care systems. Expand skills sets by exposure to best practices in a clinical setting of choice. The practicum enriches the integration of knowledge from current and past academic and clinical learning experiences.

Prerequisites

CNP 306 , CNP 407 , CNP 441 , CNP 446 , CNP 447 , CNP 453 , and CNP 454 or concurrent enrollment

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.97

2.87% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.88% from Historical

A Rate
93.33%

13.85% from Historical

Class Size
15

61.34% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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