NUR624-ADULT/GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PRACTICUM II GUIDE GRADED A+
Syllabus
Course Description
The theoretical, clinical and role components of care are implemented in
a supervised clinical practicum. Opportunity is provided for the
assessment, management, and evaluation of adults with complex and
multiple health problems in a primary care setting. Emphasis is on
independence in decision making within a multidisciplinary context.
Note: The practicum requires 215 (FNP) – 250 (AGPCNP) clinical practice
hours.
Course Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to do the
following:
1. Provide respectful, direct client care to young, middle, and older
aged adults, and their families and/or their communities, from a
diverse range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender groups in a
variety of settings. (Essential VIII)
2. Collect comprehensive health assessment data, including
diagnostic tests and procedures as indicated. (Essential IX)
3. Critically analyze interview data, physical exam, diagnostic
tests, and procedures in order to formulate a differential
diagnosis and appropriate plan of care. (Essential IX)
4. Develop comprehensive plans of care for clients that reflect
current health care practice, research, and knowledge, within the
scope of the Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner. (Essential VIII &
IX)
5. Identify strategies for health promotion, prevention of illness,
injury, or disease, and restoration of health for adult clients.
(Essential VIII)
6. Prescribe pharmacological agents based on knowledge of
pharmacological and physiological principals, and monitor
intended effects and adverse effects. (Essential IX)
7. Assume accountability for ethical decision making and
,NUR624-ADULT/GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PRACTICUM II GUIDE GRADED A+
move toward practicing independently and
interdependently, applying classroom knowledge and skills
in extensive clinical practice. (Essential II & IX)
, NUR624-ADULT/GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PRACTICUM II GUIDE GRADED A+
MSN Essentials
The following represent the core content for all master's programs in
nursing and "provide curricular elements and framework, regardless of
focus, major, or intended practice setting" (AACN, 2011, p.3). The
reference and the link for these essentials are provided for you at the
end of the document. These essentials "delineate the knowledge and
skills that all nurses prepared in a master's nursing program acquire"
(AACN, 2011, p.4), and you should see evidence of these essentials in
each of the courses in the MSN-NP curriculum. Below are brief
descriptions of each essential and can be found on pages 4 and 5 of
the Essentials document. In the document, you will find a deeper
discussion of each of them, as well as expected student outcomes and
sample content.
Essential I: Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities
Recognizes that the master's prepared nurse integrates scientific
findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health,
quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual
improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership
Recognizes that organizational and systems leadership are critical to
the promotion of high quality and safe patient care. Leadership skills
are needed that emphasize ethical and critical decision making,
effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective.
Essential III: Quality Improvement and Safety
Recognizes that a master's-prepared nurse must be articulate in the
methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to
quality, as well as prepared to apply quality principles within an
organization.
Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice
Recognizes that the master's-prepared nurse applies research
outcomes within the practice setting, resolves practice problems, works
as a change agent, and disseminates results.
PRACTICUM II GUIDE GRADED A+
Syllabus
Course Description
The theoretical, clinical and role components of care are implemented in
a supervised clinical practicum. Opportunity is provided for the
assessment, management, and evaluation of adults with complex and
multiple health problems in a primary care setting. Emphasis is on
independence in decision making within a multidisciplinary context.
Note: The practicum requires 215 (FNP) – 250 (AGPCNP) clinical practice
hours.
Course Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to do the
following:
1. Provide respectful, direct client care to young, middle, and older
aged adults, and their families and/or their communities, from a
diverse range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender groups in a
variety of settings. (Essential VIII)
2. Collect comprehensive health assessment data, including
diagnostic tests and procedures as indicated. (Essential IX)
3. Critically analyze interview data, physical exam, diagnostic
tests, and procedures in order to formulate a differential
diagnosis and appropriate plan of care. (Essential IX)
4. Develop comprehensive plans of care for clients that reflect
current health care practice, research, and knowledge, within the
scope of the Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner. (Essential VIII &
IX)
5. Identify strategies for health promotion, prevention of illness,
injury, or disease, and restoration of health for adult clients.
(Essential VIII)
6. Prescribe pharmacological agents based on knowledge of
pharmacological and physiological principals, and monitor
intended effects and adverse effects. (Essential IX)
7. Assume accountability for ethical decision making and
,NUR624-ADULT/GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PRACTICUM II GUIDE GRADED A+
move toward practicing independently and
interdependently, applying classroom knowledge and skills
in extensive clinical practice. (Essential II & IX)
, NUR624-ADULT/GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PRACTICUM II GUIDE GRADED A+
MSN Essentials
The following represent the core content for all master's programs in
nursing and "provide curricular elements and framework, regardless of
focus, major, or intended practice setting" (AACN, 2011, p.3). The
reference and the link for these essentials are provided for you at the
end of the document. These essentials "delineate the knowledge and
skills that all nurses prepared in a master's nursing program acquire"
(AACN, 2011, p.4), and you should see evidence of these essentials in
each of the courses in the MSN-NP curriculum. Below are brief
descriptions of each essential and can be found on pages 4 and 5 of
the Essentials document. In the document, you will find a deeper
discussion of each of them, as well as expected student outcomes and
sample content.
Essential I: Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities
Recognizes that the master's prepared nurse integrates scientific
findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health,
quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual
improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership
Recognizes that organizational and systems leadership are critical to
the promotion of high quality and safe patient care. Leadership skills
are needed that emphasize ethical and critical decision making,
effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective.
Essential III: Quality Improvement and Safety
Recognizes that a master's-prepared nurse must be articulate in the
methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to
quality, as well as prepared to apply quality principles within an
organization.
Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice
Recognizes that the master's-prepared nurse applies research
outcomes within the practice setting, resolves practice problems, works
as a change agent, and disseminates results.
