FNP Clinical III

Catalog description

This is the third clinical rotation in a progressive sequence of Advanced Practice Nursing clinical courses for the Family Nurse Practitioner student. The course, which must be taken simultaneously with NSG 681 , focuses the diagnosis and management of common acute and chronic health problems that occur in the family population across the lifespan. Students are expected to gain proficiency with performing histories and physical exams, developing differential diagnoses, and a prescribing a plan of care for each patient. Students present each patient and the management plan to their preceptors for review. Emphasis is placed on professional collaboration and interdisciplinary consultation with other health professionals, teaching patients and families, and using evidence-based practice to prescribe and evaluate therapeutic interventions. Students must complete 270 hours of clinical for this course.Pre-requisite: NSG 672 : FNP Clinical II. Co-requisite: NSG 681 : Health & Illness Management I.