NURS 683: Practicum: Primary Care of the Pediatric and Women's Health Population

This FNP clinical practicum experience focuses on the care of pediatric client from birth through adolescence and comprehensive women’s health care in the primary care setting.  Working with approved preceptors in designated pediatric and women’s health clinical sites, students will complete culturally responsive age and developmentally appropriate focused and comprehensive health assessments, perform health screenings, immunizations and provide health education/ risk reduction strategies.  Utilizing evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines, students will focus on assessment, diagnosis, management and evaluation of common acute and stable chronic illness for pediatric and women’s health clients in the primary care setting.  Intensive laboratory experiences focus on pediatric and women’s health select objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) and high-fidelity simulations.  Culturally responsive care for diverse, vulnerable and underserved population is stressed.  Students are required to function safely in the clinical setting and meet the identified clinical competencies for the pediatric and women’s health population with a moderate amount of guidance. This course includes 175 clinical hours.