NUR 861 - Special Topics in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care I-Practicum.

NUR 723 and concurrent election of NUR 860. (1).

This practicum provides the student with foundational experiences in a clinical setting as well as in the simulation lab in order to observe the concepts and skills discussed in the concurrent theory course. This course provides clinical opportunities in the acute care setting to provide safe, cost-effective, legal, and ethical care for young, middle, and older adults with acute and critical episodes of common acute and chronic health problems. The focus is on the refinement of critical thinking and clinical skills required to provide comprehensive physical and functional assessments, apply diagnostic reasoning, and plan evidence-based interventions for acutely and critically ill young, middle, and older adults from diverse populations. Experiences in the clinical setting should emphasize common issues in acute and critical care as well as complex neurologic, cardiovascular, and pulmonary problems in acutely and critically ill young, middle, and older adults.