NURS 681: Practicum: Primary Care Across the Lifespan I

This clinical practicum experience for the FNP student focuses on the care of clients throughout the lifespan.  Working with approved preceptors in designated clinical sites, students will complete culturally responsive focused and comprehensive health assessments, perform health screenings and provide health education/ risk reduction strategies for clients from adolescent through older adult and frail elderly.  Utilizing evidence-based practice and accepted clinical guidelines, students will develop diagnostic reasoning strategies, differential diagnoses and management plans for common episodic and chronic conditions for clients in the primary health care settings.  Care of diverse, vulnerable and underserved clients is emphasized.  Intensive laboratory experiences focus on EKG and x-ray interpretation, tele-health skills, and acute care procedure skills.  Students are required to function safely in the clinical setting and meet the identified clinical competencies for the adult-gerontology population with increasing independence and moderate amount of guidance. This course includes 175 clinical hours.