Campus Immersions
ABSN Program Campus Residency
During the first semester, ABSN students will attend Rockhurst’s campus in Kansas City, Missouri for 10 days of clinical instruction in our new, state-of-the-art simulation lab and direct patient care in our renovated nursing facilities. In this immersive clinical experience, students will:
- Receive hands-on instruction from the Rockhurst faculty.
- Practice their skills.
- Complete high- and low-fidelity simulation.
- Demonstrate competencies in various critical elements.
Students will have direct patient care experience through clinical rotations which are conducted in small groups under the direct supervision of University faculty. These clinical experiences will expose students to the spheres of care in which professional nurses require expertise, such as skilled nursing, hospice, and long-term, acute care settings.
Following the campus residency, students will return home for the remainder of the program where they will continue their online coursework. Additionally, they will complete the rest of their clinical hours at a predetermined site under the direct supervision of a licensed RN preceptor and the indirect supervision of a Rockhurst clinical faculty supervisor.
MSN-FNP Program and FNP Post-Master's Certificate Program Campus Immersions
Online FNP students will attend one clinical immersion on the Rockhurst campus in Kansas City, Missouri for two days of clinical instruction in the new, state-of-the-art simulation lab and renovated nursing facilities. They will also engage in one virtual immersion to further hone their skills. During these immersive clinical experiences, students will receive hands-on skills training, complete high- and low-fidelity simulations, and demonstrate competencies through an objective, structured, clinical examination (OSCE).
Following the campus immersion, students will return home and continue their online coursework. Additionally, they will complete the rest of their clinical hours at a predetermined site under the direct supervision of a licensed preceptor and the indirect supervision of a Rockhurst clinical faculty supervisor.
MSN-AGACNP Program, AGACNP Post-Master’s Certificate, and MSN Dual Track Campus Immersions
Online AGACNP students and those earning the dual certification will attend one clinical immersion on the Rockhurst campus in Kansas City, Missouri for three days of clinical instruction in the new, state-of-the-art simulation lab and renovated nursing facilities. They will also engage in one virtual immersion to further hone their skills. In these immersive clinical experiences, students will receive hands-on skills training, complete high- and low-fidelity simulation, and demonstrate competencies through objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
Following the campus immersion, students will return home and continue their online coursework. Additionally, they will complete the rest of their clinical hours at a predetermined site under the direct supervision of a licensed preceptor and the indirect supervision of a Rockhurst clinical faculty supervisor.
MSN-PMHNP and PMHNP Post-Master's Certificate Program Campus Immersions
Online PMHNP students will attend one clinical immersion on the Rockhurst campus in Kansas City, Missouri, for three days of clinical instruction in the new, state-of-the-art simulation lab and renovated nursing facilities. They will also engage in one virtual immersion to further hone their skills. During these immersive clinical experiences, students will receive hands-on skills training, complete high- and low-fidelity simulations, and demonstrate competencies through an objective, structured, clinical examination (OSCE).
Following the campus immersion, students will return home and continue their online coursework. Additionally, they will complete the rest of their clinical hours at a predetermined site under the direct supervision of a licensed preceptor and the indirect supervision of a Rockhurst clinical faculty supervisor.