NURS-684 Practicum: Primary Care Across Lifespan
This clinical practicum experience for the FNP student focuses on the care of clients throughout the lifespan. Working with approved preceptors in designated clinical sites, students will complete culturally responsive focused and comprehensive health assessments, perform health screenings and provide health education/ risk reduction strategies for clients across the lifespan. Utilizing evidence-based practice and accepted clinical guidelines, students will develop diagnostic reasoning strategies, differential diagnoses and management plans for common episodic and chronic conditions for clients in the primary health care settings. Care of diverse, vulnerable and underserved clients is emphasized. Students are required to function safely in the clinical setting and meet the identified clinical competencies for the family population with increasing independence and moderate amount of guidance.
Prerequisite
Take NURS-662 NURS-635 NUR