Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role I

Catalog description

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner role across the continuum of care with adults and older adults with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions to restore or maximize health. This course focuses on utilization of a collaborative approach to enhance Acute Care Nurse Practitioner effectiveness with restorative care and synthesis of theoretical, scientific, and clinical knowledge required for the assessment, diagnosis, management, and treatment options of patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic illness across the continuum of care. Content will focus on patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary, infectious disease, and nutrition problems, as well as related ethical, legal, and professional practice issues. This course is designed to be taken concurrently with the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I ( NURS 862 ) and is required for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option within the Master of Science degree with a major in Nursing.