Apr 19, 2024  
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG 7610 Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum


Lecture: 0 Lab: 0 Practica: 6 Total Credits: 6
This clinical course focuses on developing proficiency in basic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and the interpretation of the results covering the primary care management of all ages through the life span with a focus on health maintenance and disease prevention. Students have the opportunities to develop or perfect the skills and procedures necessary for the clinical management of selected clients. The course focuses on evaluation and management of common acute and chronic health care problems. It is the third of three sequential courses that apply the nursing process through communication and assessment skills, interpreting findings, applying laboratory diagnostic methods, developing plans of care, and implementing nursing strategies to promote personal, cognitive, and physical health. The focus is on strategies for the pediatric, adolescent, middlescence, and senescence in all areas where there is a need for health services.