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This is the first of four sequential clinical practicum courses that provide the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) student with opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in the diverse roles and skills of a CNS. Based on the student’s past experience, this practicum is individualized and focuses on the roles and essential skills of the CNS within a population focus. Students are expected to integrate knowledge of disease, evidence based practice, advanced care coordination, and principles of patient/staff education as components of advanced nursing practice in the care of patients and families across the continuum of health care. Students begin to integrate and apply their understanding across the three spheres of influence with emphasis on the patient sphere. Under the guidance of a clinical instructor and experienced preceptor, the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) student will participate in 168 practicum hours within their population focus. Prerequisite: NR.210.650