Primary Care Across the Lifespan: Practicum I

The clinical practicum builds upon knowledge obtained in Diagnosis and Management. This practicum is designed to expand the role of the nurse practitioner student to provide primary care to complex patients, families and communities, in an outpatient setting, focusing on vulnerable populations. The clinical experience will strengthen the student skills knowledge of age-appropriate physical, cognitive and emotional development. Recognizing the multiple expressions of chronic physical and mental illness causing various complications that lead to impairment and disability. The goal of the practicum is to prepare the students for the delivery of comprehensive primary care.