Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum I.

Catalog description

Semester course; 2 clinical hours (120 clinical contact hours). 2 credits (2 credits clinical). Prerequisites: NURS 511 and NURS 580 . This course focuses on providing primary care management of adolescent through geriatric patients across the wellness-illness continuum through precepted clinical experiences. Provides opportunities to focus on the differing and unique developmental life-stage needs that impact a patient’s care across the adult age spectrum and application of evidence-based strategies in directing health promotion, health protection, disease prevention and primary care management of injuries and disease. Graded as pass/fail.