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for an episodic event are examined. This course incorporates 80 hours of documented clinical
experience with a preceptor focusing on health history and physical assessment. The student will apply
concepts related to advanced health assessment and health promotion to problems of adults in rural
and/or urban health settings and will begin their clinical logs. (5 credit hours)
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Concentration Courses
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Core Courses
NURS 640 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Diagnosis and Management I
First didactic management course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.
Focus is on evidence based theory and research in individuals experiencing acute illness with common
problems seen in the acute care setting. Students will analyze practice guidelines and learn to develop
differential diagnoses implementing clinical judgment and decision-making as it relates to
pathophysiology, pharmacology and evidence based management. (3 credit hours)
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NURS 645 – Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Diagnosis and Management Practicum III
Final practicum course in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program.
Application and integration of concepts presented in the NURS 644 with focus on comprehensive health
care to complex, acute and critically ill patients in a clinical, preceptored practicum experience. The
practicum requires 250 clinical practice hours. (3 credit hours)
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detailed history taking, differential diagnosis, management of health care problems, and documentation
of findings. Strategies to manage health problems of adults in urban and rural primary care settings are
explored with an emphasis on evidence-based research guidelines. Nursing care to support positive life-
style behaviors, primary prevention, and support of functional ability is discussed. (3 credit hours)
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integrate relevant theories into the clinical management of targeted across the life span with complex
psychiatric symptoms and a variety of DSM-5 disorders. A variety of treatment and management
strategies will be explored. Using advanced evidence-based practice knowledge and research-based
clinical decision-making students will evaluate, diagnosis, treat, and evaluate a variety of DSM-5
diagnoses across the life span working within a more advanced role. (3 credit hours)