Primary Care of the Adult & Older Adult I Practicum

3 credits

In this precepted adult-gerontology primary care course, didactic learning is applied in clinical settings focusing on promotion of optimal health for diverse populations. A biopsychosocial framework considering health information technology, evidence-based, and cost-effective principles, informs clinical decision-making. Students will engage in the assessment, clinical reasoning process, clinical judgment, routine health care maintenance, education, and management of common primary health concerns considering health inequities, bias, structural racism, gender, ableism, and social determinants of health. Students will demonstrate person-centered, trauma-informed, ethical, and humanistic care in the advanced practice nursing role. Learning is facilitated through faculty and preceptor collaboration, seminars, and clinical documentation.