Clinical Practicum: Family Focused Primary Care of the Middle Aged and Older Ad

1 Course Unit

The focus of this course is the evaluation and management of primary care problems in middle-aged and older adults. Students will have an opportunity to implement the role of the nurse practitioner in the clinical setting. Interdisciplinary collaborative experiences will be essential to the clinical practicum. The initiation of health promotion and health maintenance activities with individuals, groups and families is stressed. Students are expected to assess and manage common chronic health problems in the clinical setting. Spring Prerequisite: NURS 6560 AND NURS 6570 Corequisite: NURS 6900 1 Course Unit