NURS 786C - FNP IV-Management of Patients and Families with Chronic Conditions Clinical

5 Credits
This clinical course includes 225 direct patient care hours in a precepted clinical experience under the supervision of faculty. During this experience, students provide advanced practice nursing care to patients with chronic and complex health conditions across the lifespan. The student will become increasingly independent in clinical decision-making skills and ability to manage patients within primary care and community settings.

Grade Note(s): NURS 786C requires 225 hours at a clinical site. All component corequisites must be repeated if a failing grade is received in any one of them. The lecture, lab (L or V), and clinical (C) components of each NURS and NRPY course must be successfully completed with a B- or better in the same semester.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Component Corequisite(s): NURS 786 and NURS 786C
Prerequisite(s): NURS 781 and NURS 781C
Recommended Corequisite(s): NURS 794
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Evaluate therapeutic responses to the plan of care of patients with chronic and complex health conditions across the lifespan.
2. Reflect on readiness to assume the role of the Family Nurse Practitioner.
3. Develop dynamic person-centered plans of care for patients with chronic and complex health conditions across the lifespan.
4. Compose an accurate, comprehensive, and succinct written synthesis of patient encounter.
5. Analyze the use of technology to optimize quality, safety, and evidence-based care.
6. Analyze dynamic, person-centered plans of care in collaboration with the interprofessional team.