NGR 5940L CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF OLDER ADULTS: PRACTICUM (1)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRACTICUM COURSE IS TO EXPOUND ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PROVISION OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING. THE EMPHASIS OF THIS COURSE IS THE APPLICATION OF ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE THAT SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE, QUALITY, AND EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR THE OLDER ADULT. THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON INTEGRATING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN THE CLINICAL SETTING FOR HEALTH PROMOTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES IN THE OLDER ADULT.
Prerequisite: NGR 5110-DL, NGR 5141-DL, NGR 5172-DL, NGR 5810-DL, NGR 6891-DL, NGR 5003C-DL, NGR 5003L-DL, NGR 5742-DL
Corequisite: NGR 5209DL- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF OLDER ADULTS: THEORY