RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #22-472-3, the Unpaid Student Training Agreement with University of Phoenix, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction to nursing students in the County’s Public Health Division for the period from March 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Non-financial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide nursing students at University of Phoenix with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. Supervised fieldwork experience for students is considered to be an integral part of both educational and professional preparation. The Health Services Department can provide the requisite field education, while benefiting from the students’ services to patients.
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