NU 645 - Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum

This course is an immersion experience into pediatric primary care practice and the role of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. This final precepted practicum will prepare the student to assume the full scope of advanced nursing practice and demonstrate the entry-level core and population focused Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP-PC) competencies. Emphasis is on refining theoretical knowledge, evidence-based guidelines, and contemporary practice in the assessment and management of health and disease states of children from birth through adolescence (0-21 years) in a variety of health care settings and in collaboration with other health professionals. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 0/0/180/180 Prerequisites: NU 644 Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner II and final semester. Corequisites: None.