NAPN85382

Prerequisites: NURS 50003, 50013, 50053, 50022, NAPN 84202, 84213, 84282, 85213, 85282, 85223 (or concurrent enrollment). This continued clinical practicum course focuses on the role of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care nurse practitioner working with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate and accelerate the patient's return to optimal health. Students apply critical thinking and evidence based clinical decision making skills to develop, implement, and evaluate management plans for adolescents, adults, and elders with acute, critical, and/or complex chronic illnesses in specialty practice and high acuity health care settings. Focus is on the provision of safe and effective advance practice nursing care to diverse populations.