NR661 APN Capstone Practicum

NR661 APN Capstone Practicum

Course Code: NR661Syllabus

Course Title: APN Capstone Practicum

Syllabus

Top Information – NR661 APN Capstone Practicum

 

• Course Number: NR661
• Course Title: APN Capstone Practicum
• Course Credit: 3 (0.5 didactic/2.5 clinical)
• Pre-requisite: NR601, NR602, NR603

 

Course Text

Recommended Textbooks

 

Dunphy, L. M., Winland-Brown, J. E., Porter, B. O., & Thomas, D. J. (2011). Primary care: The art and science of advanced practice nursing (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.

 

Ferri, F. F. (2014). Ferri’s clinical advisor 2014: 5 books in 1. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

 

Goroll, A., & Mulley, A. (2014). Primary care medicine: Office evaluation and management of the adult patient (7th ed.). China: Wolters Kluwer Health. (e-book)

 

Hawkins, J. W., Roberto-Nichols, D. M., & Stanley-Haney, J. L. (2011). Guidelines for nurse practitioners in gynecologic settings (10th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

 

Hollier, A. (2013). Adult-gero and family nurse practitioner certification practice questions: Includes answers and explanations. Scott, LA: Advanced Practice Education Associates, Inc.

Richardson, B. E. (2011). Pediatric primary care: Practice guidelines for nurses (2nd ed.).

Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

 

 

Required across all courses:

 

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Course Description

The student will synthesize all elements of clinical management skills and knowledge and continue to analyze, apply, and evaluate diverse aspects of patient assessment and healthcare intervention. This precepted clinical practicum will be with an approved provider in an advanced practice setting. Focus topics include clinical management skills, case studies, chart reviews, and practice critique, with a capstone product evidencing increasing complex clinical management skills.

Course Outcomes – NR661 APN Capstone Practicum

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

 

1. Examine antibiotics, pharmacological, complementary, and non-pharmacological therapies for management of common health problems. (PO 1, 7)

 

2. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment for pulmonary and hematology disorders. (PO 1,7)

 

3. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment for neurology and psychology disorders (PO 1,7)

 

4. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment for gastroenterology, urology disorders and sexually transmitted diseases. (PO 1,7)

 

5. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment for cardiovascular and endocrinology disorders (PO 1, 7)

 

6. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment for orthopedics, dermatology, and EENT (Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat) disorders. (PO 1, 7)

 

7. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment for men’s health, women’s health, reproductive and pregnancy (PO 1, 7)

 

8. Demonstrate health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment in infants, children and adolescents. (PO 1, 7)

 

9. Reflect on personal and professional growth toward achieving competence as a family nurse practitioner. (PO 5,10)

 

10. Demonstrate patient-centered care through the nurse practitioner patient relationship in selected healthcare delivery settings. (PO 1, 2, 3, 6)

 

11. Exemplify a commitment to the professional role of the family nurse practitioner when providing care in selected healthcare delivery settings. (PO 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)

 

Program Outcomes

 

The MSN program outcomes are aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing publication, The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (2011). Upon completion of the MSN degree program, the graduate will be able to:

 

1. Practice safe, high-quality advanced nursing care based on concepts and knowledge from nursing and related
2. Construct processes for leading and promoting quality improvement and safety in advanced nursing practice and healthcare
3. Use contemporary communication modalities effectively in advanced nursing
4. Evaluate the design, implementation and outcomes of strategies developed to meet healthcare
5. Develop a plan for lifelong personal and professional growth that integrates professional values regarding scholarship, service and global
6. Apply legal, ethical and human-caring principles to situations in advanced nursing
7. Design patient-centered care models and delivery systems using the best available scientific evidence.
8. Manage human, fiscal and physical resources to achieve and support individual and organizational
9. Compose a plan for systematic inquiry and dissemination of findings to support advanced nursing practice, patient-care innovation, and the nursing
10. Collaborate interprofessionally in research, education, practice, health policy and leadership to improve population health
11. Apply principles of informatics to manage data and information in order to support effective decision

 

Course Schedule – NR661 APN Capstone Practicum

Week 1

Title:	Pulmonary and Hematology Review
COs:	2, 10
Reading:	APEA Pulmonary and Hematology Review Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log (required, but not graded) ·        Comprehensive Pre-test & Individual Study Plan (ISP) (graded)
Reflection	No
·   Other

 

Week 2

Title:	Neurology and Psychology Review
COs:	1, 3, 10
Reading:	APEA Neurology, Antibiotics, and Psychology Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log (required, but not graded) ·        APEA QBank Weekly Practice Questions (graded)
Reflection	Yes
Other

Week 3

Title:	Gastrointestinal, Urological, and Sexually Transmitted Disease Review
COs:	4, 10
Reading:	APEA Gastrointestinal, Urological, and Sexually Transmitted Disease Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log (required, but not graded) ·        APEA QBank Weekly Practice Questions (graded)
Reflection	Yes
Other

Week 4

Title:	Cardiovascular and Endocrine Review
COs:	5, 10
Reading:	APEA Cardiovascular and Endocrine Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log (required, but not graded) ·        APEA QBank Weekly Practice Questions (graded)
Reflection	Yes
Other

Week 5

Title:	Men and Women’s Health and Pregnancy Review
COs:	7, 10
Reading:	APEA Men and Women’s Health and Pregnancy Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log

 

	(required, but not graded) ·        APEA QBank Weekly Practice Questions (graded)
Reflection	Yes
Other

 

Week 6

Title:	Orthopedics, Dermatology, and EENT (Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat) Review
COs:	6, 10
Reading:	APEA Orthopedics, Dermatology, and EENT (Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat) Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log (required, but not graded) ·        APEA QBank Weekly Practice Questions (graded)
Reflection	Yes
Other

Week 7

Title:	Pediatric Review
COs:	8, 9, 10
Reading:	APEA Pediatrics 1 & 2 and Growth and Development Modules
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log (required, but not graded) ·        Professional Portfolio (graded) ·        APEA Practice Questions Set 1 -Due Saturday by 11:59pm MT (not graded, but required) ·        APEA Practice Questions Set 2 -Due Sunday by 11:59pm MT (not graded, but required)
Reflection	No
Other

 

Week 8

Title:	Preparing for the national board certification exam and entry into practice
COs:	11
Reading:
Assignments:	·        Clinical Encounter Log &

 

	Clinical Performance Evaluation (graded) ·        Comprehensive Program Final Exam (graded)
Reflection	No
Other

 

 

Late Assignment Policy

 

Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment.

 

In the event of an emergency that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending.

 

This Policy applies to assignments that contribute to the numerical calculation of the course letter grade.

 

Evaluation Methods – NR661 APN Capstone Practicum

The maximum score in this class is 1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows.

 

Assignment	Points	Weighting
Reflection Discussions & APEA QBank Weekly Practice Questions   (50 pts/week, Weeks 2-6)	250	25%
Pre-Comprehensive Exam and Individual Study Plan (ISP)   (due Week 1)	100	10%
Professional Portfolio (due Week 7)	100	10%

 

Clinical Encounter Log (due Weeks 1–8) Clinical Performance Evaluation (Week 8) Final clinical performance evaluation pass and/or documentation of 125 hours = 250 points   Fail on clinical performance evaluation and/or less than 125 hours documented =0 points	250	25%
Comprehensive Program Final Exam   (Week 8)   Score of 70% or greater = 300 points; Score of <72% = 0 points   Note: A student, who scores less than 70%, will be allowed to re-test one time at the student’s expense in an effort to score 70% or better.	300	30%
Total Points	1000	100%

 

A passing grade, or S, must be achieved on the clinical performance evaluation. If this is achieved and the 125 clinical hours are documented, the 250 points will be added to the remainder of the course points to calculate the final course grade. If the student does not achieve a passing grade (fail) for the clinical performance evaluation, then the final course grade assigned will be F.

 

No extra credit assignments are permitted for any reason.

 

All of your course requirements are graded using points. At the end of the course, the points are converted to a letter grade using the scale in the table below. Percentages of 0.5% or higher are not raised to the next whole number. A final grade of 76% (letter grade C) is required to pass the course.

 

LETTER GRADE	POINTS	PERCENTAGE
A	940–1,000	94–100%

 

A-	920–939	92–93%
B+	890–919	89–91%
B	860–889	86–88%
B-	840–859	84–85%
C+	810–839	81–83%
C	760–809	76–80%
F	759 and below	75% and below

 

NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week’s assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m.

MT Wednesday. Any assignments and all discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59

p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week.

 

Students agree that, by taking this course, all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site.

Participation: NR661

 

In NR661, you will be participating in a reflection discussion during Weeks 2-6. This discussion is intended for you to reflect on your individual study plan and identify areas of content that you may still need to review prior to your certification exam. You are required to make one post to the reflection discussion during the week and answer any follow-up questions that may be posted.

 

Webliography Disclaimer

 

The purpose of the Webliography is to provide students with annotated bibliographies of world wide websites relevant to their courses. These websites are not meant to be all inclusive of what is available for each course’s subjects and have not been sanctioned as academically rigorous or scholarly by Chamberlain College of Nursing. Please exercise caution when using these websites for course assignments and references.