NU - 753 Adult Acute Care Specialty I

Credits: 6

This course provides students with the interdisciplinary theoretical foundations and clinical experience to develop beginning competencies to manage medically complex, acute, critical, and chronically ill adult and older adult patients with conditions that may result in rapid physiologic deterioration or life-threatening instability. Issues of age, gender, race, and culture, as well as the application of technology, are addressed when caring for patients in acute, complex, and chronic health care systems. Precepted clinical experiences and case presentations provide opportunities for students to apply new knowledge to assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, and health restoration of clients with acute, chronic, and critical medical concerns. Maximizing resources, referrals, and consultation are discussed within the context of the interdisciplinary care team. At the completion of this course, students will gain introductory knowledge of A-GACNP practice and management skills for the acute, complex, and chronically ill patient. Course Fee- BSN-DNP NP tracks only.

Prerequisite: NU 746 and All MSN Core and Advanced Core courses