NURS 668L Advanced Health Care Residency

This course provides the final comprehensive clinical management experience, allowing FNP students to apply knowledge gained throughout their course of study.  Students engage in the clinical assessment and management of adults with routine and complex health problems in urban and/or rural settings to include those of diverse cultural backgrounds. Students work under the supervision of qualified preceptors and School of Nursing faculty to ensure that students achieve entry-level clinical competency in the nurse practitioner role. Clinical conferences provide opportunity for discussion of role development issues and clinical case studies.   This clinical course promotes the development of care management skills in collaborative practice with members of the health care team. It allows the student opportunities to apply principles of care management and utilize care management tools and methods to improve patient care and patient outcomes. Six hours of legal, ethical and financial content related to prescribing is addressed in this course as required by the California Board of Nursing.