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Jun 26, 2024
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NURS 739 - Advanced Practice Acute & Critical Care Setting Pediatric/Adolescent Practicum (4 units)
Application of advanced health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, decision making and collaborative management of patients with complex critical health problems, utilizing advanced technology and diagnostics.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 731 .
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Units of Lecture: 4
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. utilize and apply knowledge, skills and theory from previous coursework and current evidence to assess, diagnose, and manage acute, critical and chronic illnesses.
2. articulate typical and atypical presentations of complex critical illnesses including urgent and emergent physical and mental health conditions.
3. formulate a diagnosis, considering possible differential diagnoses based on data collected.
4. formulate a plan of care to address complex critical physical and mental health care needs.
5. integrate the competencies of NONPF of Nurse Practitioner Practice.
6. discuss effective collaboration strategies with both formal and informal caregivers and professional staff to achieve optimal care outcomes.
7. discuss and navigate transitions between levels of care and across the healthcare delivery system.
8. identify and apply strategies to achieve patient care goals, promote stabilization and restoration of health.
9. discuss End of Life decision making with patients and/or families of critically ill patients.
10. coordinate care needs of patients and families with critically ill conditions.
11. work collaboratively with a variety of health professionals to promote continuity of care for critically ill patients and families within the critical care setting.
12. apply knowledge of the type and level of services provided across the healthcare settings.
13. assist individuals, their families, and caregivers to navigate transitions between levels of care and across the healthcare delivery system(s).
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