Clinical Management V: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

2.5 Credits.

This course is the fifth of five clinical management courses that build upon the clinical knowledge and foundational concepts developed. Students will engage in clinical immersive learning by applying the Nursing Process to demonstrate practice application, emphasizing population-specific adult encounters. This course emphasizes attaining independent practice competency in Assessment skills, (history and physical exam), the Diagnostic process, Planning, and Implementation, and Evaluation of adult healthcare. This course contains a total of 240 clinical practicum hours, which are required to progress to the next course in this series. Course content includes the evolution of professional identity, emphasizing patient safety, culturally competent care of pediatric patients, interpersonal communication, and integration of both: critical and reflective thinking of an advanced practice nursing provider.?