NURS-567: Family Nurse Prac Internship II

Class Program
Credits 3

This is the second of two clinical courses which provides opportunities to apply theoretical and evidence-based knowledge of health promotion, diagnosis and management of common and complex problems in persons across the 125 lifespan in underserved, rural, and urban populations. Delivery of advanced nursing care through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Focuses on advanced health assessment of persons and families. Emphasis on decision-making processes. Students demonstrate expertise in the clinical setting by provision, coordination, and direction of comprehensive care, including health states and complex, chronic and/or co-morbid conditions. Students demonstrate synthesis of knowledge gained from the culmination of the family nurse practitioner program. Uses extensive clinical placements including specialty areas as needed. Clinical is facilitated by preceptors who provide opportunities to work in interdisciplinary health care teams.