Clinical Practicum: Management of Adult Patients With Complex Medical Issue

Course Description

This course provides the nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and experience to conduct comprehensive assessments, formulate differential diagnoses, and develop plans of care to manage acute and chronic complex health problems. Emphasis will be placed on the development of advanced clinical skills. The unique perspective the family nurse practitioner brings to the patient encounter, as well as interprofessional collaboration with colleagues, and knowledge of specialty referrals are important aspects of the course.

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate the ability to take and analyze environmental, historical, psychosocial, physical and diagnostic findings in order to arrive at a differential diagnosis.

2. Develop and evaluate a plan of care that takes into consideration the biophysical, psychosocial, and cultural demands of the individual patient and family.

3. Identify safe, ethical, culturally aware, evidence based care for patients who have acute, chronic, and complex illness in order to integrate theoretical knowledge of current evidence based medicine and interventions into practice.

4. Determine interventions that optimize health, minimize harm and enhance quality of life while promoting patient self-determination.

5. Delineate the role of the family nurse practitioner in illness management specific to the patient, family and community

6. Determine appropriate inter-professional collaboration, utilizing community resources and specialists in order to optimize the health and wellness of the patient and family.