Courses

This course provides the student with a 60-hour clinical immersion experience to apply theoretical knowledge for the advanced practice nurse required to practice community-based healthcare for the adult/geriatric patient. Emphasis is placed on the utilization of evidence-based practice to develop comprehensive health management plans via interprofessional collaboration.

Clinical course that introduces advanced nursing skills necessary for the assessment, health promotion, disease prevention, and health management of the complex, acute, critically and chronically ill patient across the entire spectrum of adulthood.

This clinical course focuses on the assessment and management of adults with acute health problems in secondary or tertiary settings. The student develops increasing interpretive skills with assessment parameters using collaborative protocols in delivering care to patients with selected acute/critical alterations in health.

This clinical course promotes the integration of principles of evidence-based patient-centered care of critically ill adult-gerontological patients with complex comorbidities.

This course is the capstone adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner clinical course in which the advanced practice student assumes the professional role by integrating, translating, and applying evidence- based case while working collaboratively and respectfully within the healthcare system providing patient- centered care to improve patient and system outcomes.

To progress to this course, all previous coursework counting towards the graduate or doctoral nursing degree must be completed with a grade of "B" or better. The Adult Gerontology Acute NP Residency I is the first of three Clinical Residency courses that are considered a vital component of the Doctor of Nursing Practice educational program. The purpose of this course is to combine clinical practice experiences with scholarly activities to provide in-depth learning for the student.

The Adult Gerontology Acute NP Residency II is the second of three Clinical Residency courses that are considered a key component of the Doctor of Nursing Practice educational program. The purpose of this course is to combine clinical practice experiences with scholarly activities to provide in-depth learning for the student.

The Adult Gerontology Acute NP Residency III is the final Clinical Residency course that is considered a key component of the Doctor of Nursing Practice educational program. The purpose of this course is for the student to present and receive approval for the final Scholarly Project. The focus of this course is on the final development and implementation of a practice-focused problem, issue, or process that was pursued during the ANP Clinical Residency courses.

The purpose of this course is to provide a forum for evidence-based, collaborative evaluation of issues and trends encountered in adult and gerontological nursing care. Emphasis is on critical analysis and management of issues by the adult gerontological primary care nurse practitioner (AGPCNP) in an interdisciplinary health care delivery system, including providing care for vulnerable patient populations.

Theories of leadership, motivation, power, and change are used to influence change in health care organizations. This course will provide for the beginning implementation of evidence-based clinical models to promote positive clinical outcomes. The Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner student will synthesize, critique, and apply evidence to support quality clinical or organizational practices.