NUR 568 Acute Care III

Three hours per week theory/7.5 hours per week clinical application (120 hours).  

The focus of this course is on the advanced nursing practice and the management of acutely and critically ill young, adult, and geriatric patients in the acute care setting.  Emphasis is on assessment, development of different diagnoses, and development of management plans and health promotion for the patient who is critically ill or needs emergent intervention. The student will apply course concepts and use critical thinking and evidenced based practice to explore and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning in the AGACNP role in the acute setting. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

NUR-563 NUR-564