NURS 739 - Adv. Practice for Ped/Adol Acute & Critical Care Settings

(1-13 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.

Maximum units a student may earn: 13

Prerequisite(s): NURS 731.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Internship/Practicum: 1
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. obtain a thorough and efficient history guided by diagnostic reasoning.
2. perform advanced physical exams guided by diagnostic reasoning.
3. use clinical judgement to formulate relevant differential diagnoses and arrive at most likely diagnosis.
4. manage screening and diagnostic exams for individualized patients and/or populations.
5. prescribe evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions within scope of practice.
6. create comprehensive advanced practice treatment plans.
7. integrate evidence-based knowledge and/or skills from current and previous coursework to optimize patient outcomes.
8. demonstrate professional growth to develop a sustainable progression towards advanced practice leadership capacity.
9. manage care across settings.
10. use therapeutic communication across settings.

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