Introduction to Acute Care

4 Credits.

This course provides foundational content for Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) students to critically think about symptoms, differential diagnoses, evidence-based diagnostic evaluation and management of common acute and chronic illness disease processes based on age, gender, sexuality, culture, ethnicity, psychosocial issues, and integrates ethical principles in decision making. Content focuses on the AG-ACNP role, scope of practice and principles of diagnostic and advanced technologies to provide selected interventions in the care of acutely and critically ill adults across the lifespan. Unique characteristics and risks associated with hospitalized patients are also addressed.Concentrated clinical instruction will allow the AG-ACNP student to develop advanced assessment strategies while enhancing history taking and physical assessment skills. 56 clinical hours.Prerequisites: NR.210.600 , 210.601, 210.602, 210.605