NUR 640 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care I

7 Credits

The Adult-Gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (AGNP) student is prepared to provide holistic, patient-centered primary care for adolescent, adult, older adult, and vulnerable adult populations. In this first of three advanced practice nursing courses for the AGNP student, content focuses on management of common health problems. Theory content emphasizes analysis and integration of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, and management of common acute and chronic problems occurring in adult and older adult populations. The practicum provides 224 supervised clinical practice hours for the AGNP student to initiate all aspects of the NP role.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 607, NUR 611, NUR 612 and NUR 630.