Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Integrative Doctoral Practicum

Catalog description

This is a comprehensive practicum in which students implement the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner role and demonstrate synthesis of theoretical, scientific and contemporary clinical knowledge learned in all courses of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option. This practicum allows the student to integrate the roles of the DNP prepared Adult Gerontology Primary 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. The setting for clinical rotation may include any acute or critical care area and may be chosen based on the student's preferred specialty area. Clinical conferences will be utilized to discuss clinical issues identified by students from their specific sites, synthesize all previously learned knowledge, and discuss role development. Minimum clinical conference time is 15 hours per semester. This clinical practicum course is the third of a three-course sequence in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.