Clinical & Community Partnerships

The Pre-Licensure Program provides many opportunities for students to engage in direct hands-on experiences, enabling them to connect theories and knowledge learned in the classroom, to real-world situations. These experiential learning opportunities bring students into urban and rural settings, and include clinical rotations and service learning projects. Nursing students are responsible for transportation to these activities and may take place in the Twin Cities and South Central Minnesota. These rich experiences enhance the learning and development of students, and prepare them for generalist nursing practice.

Clinical Rotations

Throughout the four-semester program, students will complete 8 clinical rotations, each of varying lengths. In total, graduates will receive over 500 hours of clinical experience. Working with the Program Coordinator, students provide input and are assigned clinical sites each semester.

• 1^st Semester: Health Promotion and Long-Term Care clinicals
• 2^nd Semester: Med Surg 1 clinical, Pediatrics clinical, Obstetrics clinical
• 3^rd Semester: Med Surg 2 clinical, Behavioral Health clinical, Community Public Health clinical
• 4^th Semester: Med Surg 3 clinical, Nurse Mentorship clinical (1:1 for 120 hours)

Service Learning

First semester students have opportunities to participate and interact with community members and promote health and wellness initiatives. Students can choose from a variety of community service activities, which include, but are not limited to:

• Girls on the Run
• Health Promotion Education
• Immunizations Clinics
• Teddy Bear Clinic
• Walk to End Alzheimer's

Partnerships

The School of Nursing is fortunate to have established relationships with many clinical and community partners who provide exceptional experiences and prepare our students to become tomorrow’s nurse leaders. Our partnerships continue to expand and include, but are not limited to:

• Mayo Clinic Health System
• Mayo Clinic
• M Health Fairview
• Allina Health
• Hennepin Healthcare
• HealthPartners
• Ridgeview Medical Center
• Adara Home Health
• Ecumen Pathstone Living
• YWCA Mankato
• Mankato Area Public Schools
• Bloomington School District-Pond Clinic
• St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
• Tri-Valley Head Start
• County Public Health (Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Watonwan, McLeod, Sibley)