NURS 6399 - Transition to AGNP Advanced Nursing Practice

5 credit hours
Formerly - NURS 5070

Guides final synthesis and application of evidence based research to inform treatment decisions of adults and elders in a precepted clinical environment. Students are required to reflectively incorporate advanced adult/gerontological nursing approaches to clinical practice in a variety of primary care settings. Students will work 1:1 with a clinical preceptor in providing care to adults and elders with complex health concerns. Students will examine the impact of psychosocial and environmental factors on health care services for adults and older adults, as well as evaluate the impact of local and global influences on health maintenance and disease prevention, with particular attention to vulnerable persons and communities. Students in this course will complete 240 hours of precepted clinical experiences. Registration restrictions may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

Registration Restriction(s): Graduate Nursing Program
Prerequisite Course(s): NURS 6360, 6361