NRS 527 - Clinical Practicum: Advanced Concepts of Health Across the Lifespan III

Units: 1-3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite(s): NRS 500 and NRS 502 and NRS 504 and NRS 520 (may be concurrently enrolled in NRS 520) or Admission to the Post-Master’s Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) practicum experience provides student with opportunity to assume responsibility for primary healthcare services of individuals and families across life span under supervision of established nurse practitioner and/or physician preceptor. Role of FNP in health individual and family assessment, health maintenance, promotion, and teaching. Collaboration with health professionals is emphasized through clinical preceptorship, while assuming increased responsibility for directing care, managing therapeutic processes, documenting and evaluating outcomes of care. Course is repeatable and units are variable (1-3). Total of 12 units must be completed. Repeat 12 times up to 12 units
Graded: Crd/No Crd