NURP 510 FNP Clinical Decision-Making I
NURP 510 is Part I of a clinical course series and provides the student the opportunity to integrate theoretical content into practice. Through clinical conferences, skills-building sessions, and clinical practice, the FNP student will achieve the skills necessary to provide primary care to patients across the life span. The synchronous class sessions will meet every other week.
Students will develop their skills in information gathering, clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving through encounters with diverse patient populations with an emphasis on the family unit. Students will gain exposure to adult, pediatric, women’s health, and OB patient populations throughout the clinical courses. Communication theory, utilizing problem-oriented medical record (POMR), SOAP or SBAR method for both written and verbal presentations of patient encounters is reinforced.
NURP 510 recommends 112 clinical hours during the second half of the term in a clinical setting with a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician preceptor. Students who do not complete 112 hours in NURP 510 are allowed to make up clinical hours in subsequent terms to achieve a required 672 clinical hours. Clinical experiences may be provided in a variety of health care settings including, but not limited to, community health centers, private offices, tertiary care settings, urgent care centers, and homeless shelters. In the event of a significant delay in securing a clinical site through no fault of the student (by Week 10), discussions will be initiated with the Director of FNP Clinical Education for a formal review.