NURS 673: Practicum: Primary Care of the Subacute and LTC Population

This AGPCNP clinical practicum experience focuses on the care of the older adult and frail elderly client in the subacute and long-term care setting.  Working with approved preceptors in designated subacute and/or long-term care clinical sites, students will provide culturally responsive, appropriate focused and comprehensive health assessments, perform health screenings, immunizations, functional assessments, health promotion, pharmacological management, palliative care, and management of cognitive impairment.  Utilizing evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines, students will focus on assessment, diagnosis, management and evaluation of acute and chronic illness management for the older adult and frail elderly clients in the subacute and long-term care setting.  Intensive laboratory experiences focus on women’s health and gerontological 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 older adult and frail elderly population with a moderate amount of guidance. This course includes 110 clinical hours.