NURS 723P Primary Care III Practicum: Concentrated Family Practice
This course focuses on clinical experiences which includes enhancement of history taking and physical examination skills in addition to the introduction of advanced primary care family practice concepts utilizing content from NURS 723. Advancement of clinical reasoning and differential diagnosis through case study examination, documentation review, and discussion with a concentrated family practice focus. Students integrate knowledge of family, culture, holism, community, communication, and caring as they plan holistic care for patients in clinical settings across the lifespan. Issues that arise from the clinical setting regarding advanced practice nursing roles will be addressed. This practicum includes a minimum of 200 clinical hours with approved preceptor(s) with an emphasis in family practice.
Prerequisites
3 Graduate credits
Effective December 15, 2026 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Demonstrate increasing proficiency in performing a comprehensive and problem-oriented history and physical exam across the lifespan in the clinical setting.
- Identify signs and symptoms of select acute and chronic¿illness across the lifespan.
- Order, perform, and interpret age-, gender-, and condition-specific diagnostic tests and screening procedures for select acute and chronic conditions across the lifespan.
- Synthesize collected data for differential diagnoisis skill development.
- Formulate a holistic plan of care that integrates the Schuler Nurse Practitioner Practice model and/or theories of family, culture, health, caring, communication and community across the lifespan.
- Apply ethical decision making in role as family nurse practitioner student.