Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner Doctoral Practicum I

Catalog description

This is a comprehensive practicum in which students implement the Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner (F/INP) role through application of theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skills taught in all prior courses. This practicum allows the student to integrate the roles of the DNP prepared F/INP, demonstrate clinical competency and clinical decision-making abilities, and contribute to a culture of clinical scholarship among all health care professionals. Clinical experiences are conducted with guidance from a clinical preceptor and clinical faculty oversight. This doctoral practicum course involves student rotations through clinical sites providing care for individuals and families across the lifespan experiencing common acute/episodic health problems. Epidemiological, cultural, ethical, and economic factors, plus inter-professional collaborations, related to health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment, and quality improvement are explored. Clinical conferences will enable students to discuss their unique clinical experiences and topics that emerge from their clinical practice. This clinical practicum course is the first of a three-course sequence in the Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner program.