FNP Clinical IV

Catalog description

This is the final 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 682 , continues to focus on the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic health problems in the family population, however more emphasis is placed on the students independent management of increasingly complex patients. Students are expected to be proficient with performing histories and physical exams, developing differential diagnoses, and prescribing a plan of care for each patient. Students present each patient and an independently formed management plan to their preceptors for review. Emphasis is placed on professional collaboration and interdisciplinary consultation with other health professionals, teaching patients and families, accountability and patient advocacy, and using evidence-based practice to prescribe and evaluate therapeutic interventions. Students must complete 270 hours of clinical for this course. Pre-requisite: NSG 673 : FNP Clinical III. Co-requisite: NSG 682 : Health & Illness Management II.