University of South Florida (College of Nursing)
PREPARING FOR THE NEW WORLD OF NURSING
Nursing graduates have career options that simply didn't exist just a few short years ago. That's exciting news! This dramatic change heralds the wealth of new opportunities opening up in the field of nursing. No longer are nurses limited to hospital-based inpatient care. Today's graduates are finding fulfillment in such fast-expanding areas as home care, community health, other outpatient sites, long-term care, schools, nursing management, as well as hospitals and ambulatory care settings.
THE CLINICAL COLLABORATIVES
Program was launched by the College of Nursing to:
* Streamline the process of providing nursing students with a wide range of clinical experience
* Limit the need to provide student supervision across a broad geographic area
* Provide area hospitals with the opportunity to fill vacancies with nursing graduates who are familiar with their procedures and require little or no post-graduate training.
Students choose a hospital to be their home-base. A cohort of USF students will be assigned to spend most of their clinical training in that hospital. They can become embedded in the life of the hospital instead of spending their time figuring out new hospitals on new rotations.
Students are assigned to preceptors--a nurse who volunteers to be a mentor. Preceptors help students adjust to the procedures of the hospital. They work closely with the college to help the student translate into clinical practice the theories and skills learned in class each week.
Patricia Burns, Ph.D. FAAN, dean of the college, explains, "Hospitals should not be seen as confusing, difficult places to work. The students in these cohorts will become valued members of the hospital community, and will likely feel very comfortable going to work at th hospital on graduation."
In the Tampa Bay area, nursing shortages are greater than the national average. The program provides an opportunity to fill nursing vacancies.
NURSING PROFESSIONALS OF THE FUTURE
Nursing Professionals of the Future addresses the critical shortage of nursing professionals and provides a program for 7th and 8th grade students from underserved areas that offer ongoing, innovative learning experiences. The goal of the program is to generate student interest in the nursing profession and encourage the students to achieve their full potential through education.
School name: University of South Florida (College of Nursing)
Address: 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC Box 22
Zip & city: FL 33612 Tampa
Phone: (813) 974-2191
Web: http://hsc.usf.edu/nocms/nursing/
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