NUR 641 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care II

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 second of three advanced practice nursing courses for the AGNP student, content focuses on management of complex health problems. Theory content emphasizes analysis and integration of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, and management of complex acute and chronic problems occurring in adolescent, adult, older adult, and vulnerable adult populations. The practicum provides 224 supervised clinical practice hours for the AGNP student to further develop all aspects of the NP role with focus on the provision of quality, safe, and cost effective initiatives.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 640.