NURS 721: Advanced Family Nursing: Acute Illness Across the Lifespan-Clinical
Prerequisite: NURS 710, NURS 712, NURS 713, NURS 716 and concurrent with NURS 720; or permission of faculty
Credit Hours: (2) Two hours clinical
This course is the clinical practicum for NURS 724, Advanced Family Nursing: Acute
Illness Across the Lifespan (theory) in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program,
Family Nurse Practitioner track.
Detailed Description of Content of the Course
This clinical course will provide a minimum of 90 hours of clinical practice experience
with community preceptors including but not limited to NPs, MDs, DOs, and PAs practicing
in the community with the focus of acute illness in primary care across the lifespan.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
The non-clinical portions of the course will be online to facilitate communication
between faculty & students and may incorporate faculty/student directed discussions,
reading assignments, and written work which will include clinical logs. Because the
course is online, audio or video presentations/lectures, discussion boards, chat rooms
and other instructional technology strategies may be used for communication purposes.
In addition it may include but not limited to: video demonstration(s) with consenting
patients of various components demonstrating appropriate clinical decision making
of the evaluation and management of patient care across the lifespan.
Goals and Objectives of this Course
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
1. Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making.
2. Assess, diagnose, monitor, coordinate, and manage the health status of culturally
diverse clients, families, and groups over time in varied settings.
3. Communicate the client鈥檚 health status verbally or in writing, using appropriate
terminology and format.
4. Provide anticipatory guidance for expected changes in health status and life changes
and situations.
5. Apply principles of epidemiology and demography in clinical practice.
6. Use community assessment in evaluating client needs and program planning.
7. Apply/develop a theory-based conceptual framework to guide practice.
8. Apply/conduct research studies pertinent to primary care management.
Assessment Measures
May include but are not limited to: Preceptor and faculty evaluation of clinical
performance, completion of clinical logs, case studies; quizzes, and student presentations,
and other strategies including using available technology for direct observation of
clinical practice.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
Approved: April 2010