NUR 526 - Family Nurse Practitioner- Care of Adults 1 (Clinical)

This course is fourth in a series of five primary health care clinical courses in the Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program. Emphasis is placed on assessment, evaluation, and management of adult health care problems commonly encountered in rural primary care settings. Attention is given to the complex socioeconomic and cultural issues that impact care of the rural populations by the family nurse practitioner. The objective for this clinical is for the student to gain experience in conducting health appraisals and physical examinations, determining differential diagnosis, and developing a treatment plan on actual patients under the supervision of a licensed health care practitioner (MD, DO, CNP, PA).

Students will compete a minimum of 150 supervised clinical hours.

Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 503/507/508/520/521, permission

Credits: 2