DNP FNP Clinical Preceptor & Site Requirements

NSGL 650: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I

• 3 Credit Hours
• 180 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSG 601: Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses
• NSG 602: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
• NSG 603: Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics

Course Description

This course provides the family nurse practitioner student with foundational clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan in primary care settings. Students develop and apply critical thinking skills to formulate differential diagnoses, diagnoses, treatment plans, and evaluation strategies. Emphasis is placed on building the history-taking, physical examination, and clinical reasoning skills foundational to advanced practice.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge from health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences in the advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan with common illnesses in the primary care setting.
2. Develop differential diagnoses based on health assessment including medical and social history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information.
3. Identify health promotion and disease prevention strategies tailored to individual patients.
4. Formulate evidence-based treatment plans for common acute and chronic conditions.
5. Evaluate the efficacy of approaches to symptom management using a research and theory base.

NSGL 651: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum II

• 3 Credit Hours
• 180 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSGL 650: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 612: Advanced Family Nursing I: Adult Health
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 613: Advanced Family Nursing II: Infant, Child and Adolescent Health

Course Description

This course provides the family nurse practitioner student with continuing clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan in primary care settings. Students build upon foundational skills from Practicum I, expanding care to include pediatric and adolescent populations. Students continue to develop critical thinking, differential diagnosis formulation, and treatment planning, with increasing attention to family and cultural context.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge from health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences in the advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan with common illnesses in the primary care setting.
2. Develop comprehensive differential diagnoses incorporating medical and social history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information.
3. Identify health promotion strategies for patients within the family and cultural context.
4. Apply family and nursing theories to enhance patient health while demonstrating cultural competency
5. Demonstrate proficiency in the care of pediatric and adolescent patients across episodic and well-visit encounters.

NSGL 652: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum III

• 3 Credit Hours
• 180 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSGL 650: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I
• NSGL 651: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum II
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 614: Advanced Family Nursing III: Women's Health
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 615: Advanced Family Nursing IV: Management of Complex Health Problems Across the Lifespan

Course Description

This course provides continuing clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan in primary care. The focus expands to include women's health and the care of patients with more complex and chronic health conditions. Students continue to refine diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, and collaborative practice skills as they progress toward greater independence.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge from health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences in the advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan with complex illnesses in the primary care setting.
2. Develop differential diagnoses for complex and chronic conditions based on comprehensive health assessment.
3. Incorporate women's health principles and gender-sensitive care into practice.
4. Apply family and nursing theories to enhance patient health while providing culturally competent care.
5. Demonstrate effectiveness in managing complex illness across the lifespan in primary care settings.

NSGL 653: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum IV

• 4 Credit Hours
• 240 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSGL 650: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I
• NSGL 651: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum II
• NSGL 652: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum III

Course Description

This capstone clinical practicum provides the family nurse practitioner student with advanced clinical experiences across the full lifespan in primary care settings. As the final and most intensive practicum (4 credits, 240 patient contact hours), students are expected to demonstrate a high level of independent clinical reasoning and comprehensive management of complex, multi-system health problems. Students integrate knowledge across all prior coursework and demonstrate readiness for autonomous advanced practice.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Integrate knowledge across health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences to provide comprehensive, autonomous advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan.
2. Independently develop differential diagnoses and evidence-based treatment plans for complex, multi-system illness in primary care.
3. Demonstrate high levels of skill in health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management across the lifespan.
4. Apply family and nursing theories to provide culturally competent, patient- and family-centered care.
5. Demonstrate readiness for independent advanced practice as a family nurse practitioner, integrating DNP-level leadership and evidence-based decision-making into clinical care.
6. Meet all program patient encounter requirements across population categories (see encounter table below).

NSGL 620: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I

• 3 Credit Hours
• 180 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSG 612: Advanced Family Nursing I: Adult Health

Course Description

This course provides the family nurse practitioner student with foundational clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan as seen in primary care. The focus of the course is to develop and apply critical thinking skills to formulate differential diagnoses, diagnoses, treatments, and evaluation plans.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge from health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences in the advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan with common illnesses in the primary care setting.
2. Develop differential diagnoses based on health assessment including medical and social history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information.
3. Identify health promotion strategies for each patient.
4. Formulate evidence-based treatment plans.
5. Evaluate the efficacy of various approaches to symptom management in the complex patient using a research and theory base.

NSGL 621: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum II

• 3 Credit Hours
• 180 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSGL 620: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 613: Advanced Family Nursing II: Infant, Child and Adolescent Health
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 614: Advanced Family Nursing III: Women's Health

Course Description

This course provides the family nurse practitioner student with continuing clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan seen in primary care settings. The focus of the course is to continue to develop and apply critical thinking skills to formulate differential diagnoses, diagnoses, treatments, and evaluation plans.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge from health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences in the advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan with common illnesses in the primary care setting.
2. Develop differential diagnoses based on health assessment including medical and social history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information.
3. Identify health promotion strategies for each patient within the family context.
4. Apply family and nursing theories to enhance the patient's health while demonstrating cultural competency.

NSGL 622: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum III

• 3 Credit Hours
• 180 Patient Contact Hours

Prerequisites

• NSGL 620: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum I
• NSGL 621: Advanced Family Nursing Practicum II
• Pre or Co-Req: NSG 615: Advanced Family Nursing IV: Management of Complex Health Problems Across the Lifespan

Course Description

This course provides the family nurse practitioner student with continuing clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan as seen in primary care. The focus of the course is to continue to care for patients with complex chronic illness and to apply critical thinking skills to formulate differential diagnoses, diagnoses, treatments, and evaluation plans.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge from health, psychological, cultural, and social sciences in the advanced nursing management of patients across the lifespan with complex illnesses in the primary care setting.
2. Develop differential diagnoses based on health assessment including medical and social history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information.
3. Identify health promotion strategies for each patient.
4. Apply family and nursing theories to enhance the patient's health while providing culturally competent care.
5. Demonstrate effectiveness in managing complex illness in primary care settings.