NRSG 619 Advanced Primary Care Skills and Procedures
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Course Title: NRSG 619 Advanced Primary Care Skills and Procedures
Credits: 2 (1 didactic, 1 clinical lab)
Semester Offered: Summer
Prerequisites: NRSG 601, NRSG 602
Degree: DNP
AACN Core Competencies for Advanced-level Nursing Education: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
Course Description:
This graduate nursing course focuses on introducing skills and procedures that are commonly used within the primary care setting by the advanced practice registered nurse. These skills will enhance didactic content that is presented in the primary care series. This course will focus specifically on skills that are needed for the Family Nurse Practitioner Student. It will include didactic content and culminate in a 3-day hands-on skills lab held on the Bozeman campus.
Catalog Description:
This course introduces primary care skills and procedures commonly used by APRNs. These skills enhance didactic content presented in the primary care series culminating in a 3-day hands-on skills lab held on the Bozeman campus.
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the principles of wound and laceration assessment, treatment, and basic suturing and stapling.
- Successfully pass a pre-clinical check-off.
- Conduct a pelvic exam on a standardized patient model.
- Develop a systematic and defendable approach to nursing practice decisions in preparation for clinical rotations.
Exemplars of Course Learning Outcomes:
- Complete the Smiles for Life Curriculum (CLO 4)
- Attend the entire in person skills days (CLO1)
- Successfully complete and pass all parts of the pre-clinical, timed 1 check-off (CLO 2)
- Identify and be able explain at least three resources to use in the clinical setting (CLO4)
- Identify those at high risk for self-harm or suicide.
AACN Competencies [AACN Essentials, 2021]
This course introduces:
1.1f Demonstrate the application of nursing science to practice.
1.3d Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.
2.2i Apply individualized information, such as genetic/genomic, pharmacogenetic, and environmental exposure information in the delivery of personalized health care.
2.2j Facilitate difficult conversations and disclosure of sensitive information.
2.4g Integrate advanced scientific knowledge to guide decision making
2.5k Incorporate innovations into practice when evidence is not available.
2.8h Employ counseling techniques, including motivational interviewing, to advance wellness and self-care management.
This course develops:
1.2g Apply a systematic and defendable approach to nursing practice decisions.
2.1d Promote caring relationships to effect positive outcomes.
2.2g Demonstrate advanced communication skills and techniques using a variety of modalities with diverse audiences.
2.3h Demonstrate that one’s practice is informed by a comprehensive assessment appropriate to the functional area of advanced nursing practice
2.6e Model best care practices to the team.
6.1i Role model respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion in team-based communications.
8.5j Promote patient engagement with their personal health data.
9.2l Facilitate communication that promotes a participatory approach.
This course advances:
4.1h Apply and critically evaluate advanced knowledge in a defined area of nursing practice.
10.2i Foster activities that support a culture of lifelong learning.
Curricular Threads addressed in this course:
Communication, Ethics, Clinical Judgment, Mental Health, Diversity, and inclusion
Recommended Content: various special topics will be included to enhance the advanced practice nurse skillset which may include lesion removal, practicing a pelvic exam, suicide assessment, coding and billing, patient SOAP charting, communicating with preceptors and how to present a case, Microscopy- identify BV and Trich, integrating the Smiles for Life Curriculum for oral health assessment and hands on fluoride application, and detailed practice of the musculoskeletal system specifically focusing on the spine, shoulders, and knee exams, cover resources and apps that are helpful in the clinical arena, Time 1 pre-clinical check off of skills, Typhon training, how to present to preceptor, preparing for clinical, clinical resume.
Recommended Clinical Experiences/Sites: NA
Approved by GAAC: 12/1/23
Approved by Faculty: 12/14/23