Graduate Course Descriptions

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5579. AGNP Acute Care Clinical Practicum III

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: 5060, 5500, 5550, 5559, 5560, 5562, 5569, 5590; open only to graduate students in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentration. Corequisite NURS 5570.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

The third of three clinical practicum courses builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Integrates content and clinical experiences from all previous acute care didactic and practicum courses with an emphasis on considering context while providing risk reduction and assessment, diagnosis and management of common and comorbid health problems among populations, including individuals, families, and communities, specific to the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner. This clinical practicum course focuses on integration of critical thinking and psychomotor skills necessary to achieve advanced practice nursing core competencies and domains in the acute care clinical setting.

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