Assessment and Management of Adults' Health and Illness-Clinical 3 NSNP 9300

The purpose of this clinical course is to provide learners with a significant block of clinical time during which to integrate learning from the theory and clinical courses into their practice when providing care for adult clients within an identified clinical focus area. In addition, a major focus is to provide learners with opportunities to assess, diagnose, and manage adult patients presenting with common health challenges within the identified clinical specialty. Learners will focus on consolidating skills in assessment, analysis of symptoms, generating differential diagnoses, selecting appropriate diagnostic tests, and identifying treatment options in the context of an adult population. In conjunction with their preceptors, learners will support and promote patients' capacities during all stages of diagnosis and treatment. Emphasis will be placed on accessing the appropriate resources related to support diagnostic and therapeutic decision making within the clinical focus area. During this preceptorship, learners will initiate referrals using appropriate documentation and communication. This course is comprised of a minimum of 400 clinical hours spent with a clinical expert in a primary, acute care or long term care setting, with the support of a faculty liaison.