NURS 576 - Acute/Emergent Care I

This is a hybrid course.
This course provides the nurse practitioner student with both didactic and clinical experience in order to develop and refine the knowledge and skills needed to deliver acute/critical care to adult clients within the context of acute care and gerontology. Emphasis is placed upon the student’s increasing independence in the application and provisions of evidenced based clinical decision making, problem identification and management, health promotion and client and family education and counseling.

Prerequisites: NURS 501 , NURS 502 , NURS 503 , NURS 504 , NURS 520 , NURS 521 , NURS 522
8 credit hours
(5 credit hours didactic & 3 credit hours practicum = 150 hours clinical)