NUR 574 Family Nurse Practitioner III

This is the final course preparing the student for the transition to the family nurse practitioner role. Emphasis is on professional practice immersion, collaborative practice and beginning leadership in complex health care systems. Students will begin to make autonomous clinical decisions and will refine their diagnostic acumen, clinical decision making and knowledge of disease management. Emphasis will be on the young family, women’s health, and the pediatric population. The course includes developmental perspectives and family centered interventions. A comprehensive clinical experience with a preceptor and faculty oversight provides integrative knowledge and application of all previous learning (3 theory hours and 6 clinical hours; 336 clinical hours). Prerequisite: NUR 572. Corequisite: NUR 575. 9 credit hours.