NUR 7730: Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care (2022-2023)

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This course provides the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) student opportunities to increase the depth of their acute care knowledge and the integration of the CNS competencies and spheres of influence in the hospitalized, acutely ill adult patient. Students will synthesize knowledge of complex disease, multisystem pathophysiology, and advanced physical assessment to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based, clinical management for patients with selected clinical problems. A central focus will be on strategies to guide effective use of clinical protocols, direct patient care, intra- and interprofessional consultation, and system-level interventions to improve health outcomes for the selected populations. Typically offered: Winter.