NURS 571: Adult Practicum

Emphasizes the holistic approach to health care for diverse adult populations in a variety of primary care clinical environments. Introduces students to a systematic approach to the delivery of primary care. Focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and primary care concepts. Management of diverse patients using culturally sensitive approaches is done in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams while allowing the family and patient to be part of the decision-making process. Patient education and evidence-based treatment plans will incorporate health promotion and disease prevention. Students use knowledge from previous core courses as they integrate research/theory into improving the advanced practice nurses’ role in providing safe health care. This course increases the students’ knowledge on organizational structure and internal and external resources to help prepare students in assuming advanced leadership roles within healthcare systems. Practice management skills pertaining to economics, time management skills, reimbursement for services, policy development, interdisciplinary teamwork, community resources, working with policy makers, and systems management will be emphasized to gain/promote patient access to quality and affordable health care to improve health/population outcomes across the globe.  250 practicum hours.