Overview
Description
Practicum application of the PNP role in a precepted primary care clinical setting. Interdisciplinary collaboration among health care providers is promoted.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to the Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Graduate Certificate.
Corequisites
NURS 742
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Admission to the Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Graduate Certificate.
Corequisites
Units
Internship Practicum1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Summer
Terms
summer
Restrictions
Admission to the Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Graduate Certificate.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- utilize knowledge and skills to assess, diagnose, and treat children with acute, chronic, and preventative healthcare needs.
- accurately assess child/adolescent clients presenting with acute episodes of common health problems.
- provide leadership to foster collaboration with multiple stakeholders to improve children and adolescent health care.
- develop diagnosis and differential diagnoses based on a holistic health assessment including medical and social history presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information.
- integrate ethical principles in decision making and formulation of a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic physical and mental health care needs.
- develop appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for children/adolescents with emphasis on safety, cost, efficacy, and client’s immediate condition and needs.
- begin to integrate into practice the standards of care as defined by the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) “Bright Futures” guidelines.
- identify strategies to achieve patient care goals, promote stabilization and restoration of health.
- provide education and counseling to patients and families to restore health.