NAPN85223

Prerequisites: NURS 50003, 50013, 50053, 50022, NAPN 84202, 84213, 84282, 85213, 85382 (or concurrent enrollment). This course integrates advanced practice nursing competencies with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic reasoning, analysis of differential diagnoses, and collaborative management of acutely ill physiologically unstable adolescents, adults, and elders with complex multisystem dysfunction. Course will build on Acute Care Adult-Gerontology I content and focus on patients with selected acute and complex chronic illnesses, as well as related ethical , legal, and professional practice issues.