NUR 554/555 Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Seminar, Clinical III

This is the final of three courses preparing nurse practitioner students for primary care of adolescents, adults, and older adults. Students will further refine their competencies in assessment, diagnosis, and disease management, with emphasis on care of individuals with complex illness presentations. Issues related to the transition into the advanced practice role as beginning nurse practitioners will be addressed. Students will begin to make autonomous clinical decisions and learn to function as a beginning nurse practitioner through experiences in both inpatient and outpatient settings. (4 Credits: 1 theory hour and 3 clinical hours; 168 clinical hours)