Narrowing the Student Nurse Preparation Practice Gap

Imagine the confidence that comes at the beginning of your nursing career when you’ve already gained valuable clinical experience. When nursing students participate in this program, via either the Board of Registered Nurses Work Study Clinical Externship program or the Senior Professional Partnership Program, they can start their careers with an added professional advantage.   Experienced staff nurses serve as role models to senior students, and help educate them in evidence-based strategies to improve clinical judgment, communication skills and leadership skills to ensure quality of care.