ACNP 812 - Advanced Clinical Management Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Cr Hrs: 2-4 (0-[2-4])

This Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner clinical course focuses on the diagnosis and management of complex adult patients who are physiologically unstable, technologically dependent, and/or are highly vulnerable to complications. Emphasis is placed on prioritizing assessments and interventions according to the patient’s most immediate and potentially life threatening/altering need. Content is focused on evidence-based, pharmacologic and complementary comprehensive management with special considerations for geriatric and other high risk patients from admission to discharge. Integration of critical thinking skills, information technology, risk/benefit analysis and quality indicators are used to develop and evaluate care plans. Collaborative relationships with the health care team are enhanced and therapeutic relationships with patients are fostered.
Grade Mode: Standard
Instructional Method: Experiential-based
Prerequisites: Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ACNP 811 - Advanced Clinical Assessment: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Instructor of Record, Fall: Thomas Eugene Cooper
Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Emma C Murray
Additional Instructor 2, Fall: Donna Lynch-Smith
Instructor of Record, Spring: Emma C Murray
Additional Instructor 1, Spring: Tracy H McClinton