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CLINICAL Our nursing students, at the undergraduate level enjoy extensive and varied learning experiences in the clinical setting starting in the second semester of sophomore year. The application of hands-on skills, knowledge, and clinical reasoning ensures our nursing students develop the full range of competencies of the nursing professional. Through our strong clinical curriculum, our nurses graduate with experience in different clinical settings and with diverse patient populations, demonstrating mastery of the caring, critical reasoning, and therapeutic components of nursing practice. GRADUATE MSN UNDERGRADUATE BSN RN to BSN RN to BSN students are required to complete one clinical course: Caring in Community/Public Health. This course uses a variety of clinical settings, from hospitals to community clinics to public health agencies to schools. Within these settings students are exposed to care of diverse populations, including children, adults, families, and the elderly. Our graduate students are challenged with intensive clinical experiences supervised by highly qualified preceptors. Students are immersed in clinical settings between 1-2 days per week depending on specialty. TCNJ strives to provide students with a broad set of clinical experiences based on student career goals and includes: hospital-based clinics, primary care offices, schools, and community health clinics.