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For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Reasoning:
The FNP practicum courses provide the context and framework through which, upon completion of the post-BSN to DNP/FNP program, the nursing student will be prepared to enter the professional role of the Family Nurse Practitioner. This course helps to meet the required minimum of 1,000 post-BSN clinical hours, which includes a minimum of 500 population-focused direct patient care hours in order to be eligible to sit for at least one nationally recognized certification (ANCC, 2006; NTF, 2016), and the Liberty University School of Nursing, minimum of 616 Family Nurse Practitioner practicum hours.
Measurable Learning Findings:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Integrate the Christian worldview in the delivery of primary care to individuals and families (AACN Essentials VIII; NONPF: Independent Practice 1–4; Ethics 1–3; LU PLO 1, 7).
- Apply nursing, biological, psycho-social, genetics, and population health knowledge in the assessment and management of individuals and families, including health promotion and disease prevention and chronic disease and complex acute health issues across the life span in the primary care setting, with a focus on women’s health (AACN Essentials I, III, VII, VIII; NONPF: Scientific Foundation Competencies 1–4; Health Delivery System Competencies 3–5, 7; Ethics Competencies 1–3; Independent Practice Competencies 1–4; LU PLO 1, 3, 5, 6).
- Formulate evidence-based pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapeutic treatment plans including health promotion and disease prevention, care of chronic health, and complex acute health issues of individuals and families, with a focus on women’s health (AACN Essentials I, III, VII, VIII; NONPF: Scientific Foundation Competencies 1–4; Health Delivery System Competencies 3–5, 7; Ethics Competencies 1–3; Independent Practice Competencies 1–4; LU PLO 1, 3, 5, 6).
- Consider cultural and socioeconomic factors that affect individuals and families seeking care, including health promotion and disease prevention, chronic disease, and complex acute health issues in the primary care setting, with a focus on women’s health (AACN Essentials I, V, VII, VIII; NONPF: Scientific Foundation Competencies 1–4; Health Delivery System Competencies 3–5, 7; Ethics Competencies 1–3; Independent Practice Competencies 1–2,4; LU PLO 1, 6, 7).
- Collaborate with health professionals and community key resources in health promotion and disease prevention, management of chronic care, and complex acute health issues of individuals and families across the lifespan, with a focus on women’s health (AACN Essentials VI, VII, VIII; NONPF: Leadership Competency 2; Practice Inquiry Competency 4; Health Delivery System Competencies 1–3, 5–6; Independent Practice Competencies 1–4; LU PLO 2, 5, 6, 7).
- Analyze issues and trends related to the professional role of the nurse practitioner in the primary care setting (AACN Essential II, V, VI, VIII; NONPF: Leadership 7, Policy 1–7; Ethics 1–3; Independent Practice 2, 4, 6; LU PLO 1, 5, 7).
- Analyze evidence and utilize technology to support clinical decision-making and evaluate the effectiveness of clinical decisions in the primary care of individuals and families who present for health promotion/disease prevention, chronic disease, and complex acute health issues, with a focus on women’s health (AACN Essentials I, III, VII, VIII; NONPF: Scientific Foundation 1–4; Quality Competencies 1–3, 5; Practice Inquiry Competencies 2–4, 6; Health Delivery System Competencies 1, 3, 5, 6; Ethics Competencies 2–3; Independent Practice Competencies 1–4; LU PLO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Course Assignment Overview:
Textbook readings and lecture presentations
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module 1: Week 1.
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided promptly for each discussion. There are 2 discussion cases that afford the student the opportunity to analyze and apply ethically sound solutions to issues in FNP professional practice.
Students will attend a Skills & Simulation Seminar. The Skills & Simulation Seminar is a faculty-guided immersion experience that aims to assist the student’s acquisition of clinical and professional skills to support practicum learning objectives.
- Practicum Hours. During NURS 743 FNP Practicum II, students are required to complete 112 practicum hours under the supervision of the practicum preceptor. NURS 743 FNP Practicum adheres to the practicum guidelines and requirements set forth in the current Liberty University Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Handbook. Students will submit the Practicum Hours, Tracking, Record, and Verification Form completed to the Quiz: Practicum Hours, Tracking, Record, and Verification at the conclusion of the course.
- Practicum Schedule Assignment: Students are required to enter their practicum schedule into the InPlace System during the first week of practicum. Students must maintain an up-to-date schedule.
- Practicum Hour Tracking. Students are required to enter practicum time in the InPlace Logbook.
- Practicum Tracking Record. Students are required to maintain a preceptor-verified, log documenting practicum hours for each Practicum Course that will become a part of the student’s permanent academic record (Practicum Tracking Record). Failure to maintain a signed Practicum Tracking Record verifying practicum hours will result in an Incomplete for the Practicum Course and the student will not be permitted to progress to the subsequent Practicum Course. The signed Practicum Tracking Record is submitted to the Practicum Coordinator at the end of each semester.
The Practicum Objectives Assignments afford the student the opportunity to develop measurable practicum learning objectives that are consistent with the practicum focus, evaluate progress toward meeting practicum objectives, identify opportunities for clinical improvement and subsequently develop a plan to improve clinical skills. Please see Practicum Objectives Assignment Instructions & Grading Rubric
Practicum Objective Assignments include:
- Practicum Objectives: SMART Objectives for Practicum Assignment
- Practicum Objectives: Midterm Assignment
- Practicum Objectives: End-of-Term Assignment
The CDC has published a guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain and provides training and continuing education for primary care prescribers. Students will register for a free CDC Training and Continuing Education (TCE) Online account and complete the required CDC Modules. Once complete, the student will submit their individual Certificates of Completion to the appropriate Quiz: Center for Disease Control Modules for credit.
Students will prepare a Practicum Reflection Presentation according to the assignment rubric present during the scheduled Practicum Reflection Presentation Meeting during Module 4: Week 4 & Module 7: Week 7. Practicum Reflection Presentations will be submitted to the assignment submission link.
Practicum Reflection Presentation: Midterm Assignment: Submit Practicum Reflection Presentation to assignment submission link after participating in Module 4: Week 4 Practicum Reflection Presentation MS Teams meeting.
Practicum Reflection Presentation: End-of-Term Assignment: Submit Practicum Reflection Presentation to the assignment submission link after participating in Module 7: Week 7 Practicum Reflection Presentation MS Teams meeting.
- Submission of a practicum log for each patient encounter into the InPlace system is a mandatory requirement of the practicum course.
- Each student is responsible for maintaining his or her own practicum logs.
- All patient encounters, whether seen independently, in collaboration with the preceptor, or as observation, require an entry into InPlace.
- Every entry will include demographic information for each patient, level of student participation, and level of care.
- Students are required to select three patient encounters on each practicum day to write an abbreviated SOAP note.
- The remaining patient encounters will be entered as clinical summaries.
- Faculty will review practicum logs on a weekly basis and offer feedback.
- Students are expected to respond to feedback and make corrections as recommended.
Faculty will review practicum logs at the midterm and at the end of the semester looking for completeness and revision of logs and award points for completed logs. Please see the Practicum/Clinical Log Grading Rubric.
SOAP notes must be entered within one week of the clinical experience or practicum suspension may result. Late submissions may not be accepted and Practicum days without associated InPlace case logs will not count toward the Practicum hours required for the course.
The Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) note assignment provides the student with the opportunity to document an established patient encounter of 1 female patient presenting for a women’s health visit from their practicum experience to complete this assignment.
- Students will complete 1 Case Analysis Exercise.
- This assignment affords the student the opportunity to analyze a patient encounter from their practicum experience.
- The student will select 1 female patient presenting for a women’s health visit from their practicum experience to complete this assignment.
The portfolio will serve to demonstrate the FNP student’s ongoing professional development. The Portfolio provides the FNP student an avenue to present their knowledge, expertise, and experience when seeking employment or professional opportunities, providing evidence for regulatory bodies and for identification of areas for personal or professional growth. Portfolios may present information through text, video, electronic files, hyperlinks, images, and other online resources. Each student will develop a professional portfolio as part of the professional development. For the Post-BSN to FNP/DNP student, the first part of portfolio development will take place in this course.
The Student Performance Evaluation will be completed by the student’s preceptor. NURS 743 FNP Practicum student performance evaluation adheres to the student performance and evaluation requirements set forth in the current Liberty University Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Handbook.
