Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Doctoral Practicum I

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This is a comprehensive practicum in which students implement the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner role through application of theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skills taught in NURS 860 and all prior courses. This practicum allows the student to integrate the roles of the DNP prepared Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 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 for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner option involves student rotations through clinical sites providing care for adults and older adults with acute and critical illness. Epidemiological, cultural, ethical, and economic factors, plus interprofessional collaborations and quality improvement are explored. Clinical conferences will enable students to discuss their unique clinical experiences and topics that emerge from their clinical practice. Minimum clinical conference time is 15 hours per semester. This clinical practicum course is the first of a three-course sequence in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.