NUR 642 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Synthesis Practicum

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. The AGNP student demonstrates integration and synthesis of previous knowledge and skill in this third and final advanced practice nursing course. Theory content emphasizes analysis and integration of evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and health protection in the management of adolescent, adult, older adult, and vulnerable adult populations at all levels of health and illness. Weekly seminars include critical analysis of student case presentations. The practicum provides 224 supervised clinical practice hours for the AGNP student to demonstrate entry-level competencies of the AGNP primary care role.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 641.