Course Title: NRSG 655 FNP Advanced Clinical I

Credits: 4 (4 clinical lab)

Semester Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 603, NRSG 607, NRSG 651

Degree: DNP

AACN Core Competencies for Advanced-Level Nursing Education: 1.3e, 1.3d, 2.3h, 6.1i, 4.2k, 6.4e, 6.4i

MRJCON DNP Program Learning Outcome: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10

 

Course Description:

This is the inital family nurse practitioner clinical course where students begin to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the required prerequisite FNP courses in the clinical setting. Students provide culturally competent, holistic care to families and patients throughout the lifespan.

Catalog Description:

This is the first of four FNP clinical courses. Students begin to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the required prerequisite FNP courses in the clinical setting. Students provide culturally competent, holistic care to families and patients throughout the lifespan.

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate effective professional communication and clinical documentation with patients, families, care team, and faculty with respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion of team-based interactions.
  2. Utilize appropriate key assessment skills in clinical practice that include differentiation of normal age changes from acute and chronic medical disease processes including mood disorders, substance abuse, and cultural health.
  3. Demonstrate beginning clinical judgement skills in the development of a comprehensive evidence-based plan paying close attention to cultural, sprirtual, and sexual preferences.
  4. Demonstrates accountability in all professional interactions.
  5. Collaborate with preceptor to manage simple, problem-focused, and wellness encounters.

Exemplars of Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to do a thorough patient visit incorporating the criteria defined in the rubric for the clinical OSCE. (CLO 1-5)
  2. Midterm and final self and faculty clinical evaluation providing an example of ability to communicate as an advanced level nurse. (CLO 1-5)
  3. SOAPs- Complete 6 SOAP notes. (CLO 1-5)
  4. Clinical presentation of problem focused visit. (CLO 1-4)

AACN Competencies [AACN Essentials, 2021]

This course introduces:

1.3e Introduce how to critically analyze current and emerging evidence that influences practice.

1.3d Integrating basic foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical practice and plan of care.

1.2h Employ ethical decision making to assess, intervene, and evaluate nursing care.

This course develops:

1.1f Demonstrate the application of nursing science to practice.

2.2g Demonstrate advanced communication skills and techniques using a variety of modalities with diverse audiences.

2.3h That one's practice is informed by a comprehensive assessment approach to the functional area of advanced nursing practive.

2.4f Employ context driven, advanced reasoning to the diagnostic and decision-making process.

2.4g Integrate advanced scientific knowledge to guide decision making.

6.1i Role model respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion in team-based communication.

This course advances:

2.1d Promote caring relationships to effect positive outcomes.

4.2k Evaluate outcomes and impact of new practices based on the evidence.

6.4e Practice self-assessment to mitigate conscious and implicit biases toward other team members.

6.4i Promote an environment that advances interprofessional learning.

Curricular Threads addressed in this course:

    • Equity and inclusion
    • Diversity
    • Cultural Sensitivity
    • Social Determinants of Health
    • Communication
    • Ethics
    • Clinical Judgement
    • Mental Health

 

Recommended Content:

Writing a good SOAP, Coding/Billing, Wellness and episodic care management across the lifespan, clinical presentation, case presentation.

Recommended Clinical Experiences/ Sites:

Family practice, women's health, urgent care (not specialty and not inpatient)

 

Approved by GAAC: 12/1/23

Approved by Faculty: 12/13/23