NU653-1: Develop a consistent approach to screening, assessment, utilization of diagnostic procedures, diagnosis, acute care skills, and health promotion activities.

NU653-2: Compose evidence-based management plans for patients in the acute care setting with acute, episodic, and chronic illnesses, with gender, culture, lifestyle, and ethnicity considered in decision-making.

NU653-3: Explore the professional role, self-care, and leadership development as an advanced practice nurse.

NU653-4: Examine collaborative relationships with patients, families, and the interprofessional acute care team.

NU653-5: Investigate systems-based practice as a nurse practitioner within the complex systems of health care.

NU655-1: Develop a consistent approach to the evaluation and management of young adults, adults, and older adults with acute and complex chronic illness needs.

NU655-2: Examine diagnostic testing with consideration of medical history and physical assessment for clients with acute and complex chronic illness needs in the acute care setting.

NU655-3: Prepare a comprehensive pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic evidence-based management plan for clients in the acute care setting, taking into consideration socioeconomic, cultural, and individual concerns.

NU655-4: Assess the role and developing personal identity of an acute care nurse practitioner in a variety of health care settings.

NU655-5: Create collaborative relationships with clients, families, and other health care professionals in the acute care setting using traditional and innovative approaches.

NU657-1: Choose a consistent approach to the evaluation of illnesses and conditions for patients presenting in the critical care setting.

NU657-2: Select diagnostic testing and management plans based on the history and physical assessment findings for patients presenting with acute, episodic, and chronic illness in the critical care setting.

NU657-3: Formulate appropriate management plans for patients in the critical care setting with considerations regarding age, gender, culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomics.

NU657-4: Integrate approaches to cultivate personal, professional, and leadership development as a nurse practitioner provider.

NU657-5: Select effective strategies to foster relationships between patients, family, and the interprofessional team that facilitate a partnership approach to care delivery.