NURS 461

This course provides students with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills associated with diverse client populations in a rural health context, and to extend their ability to conduct comprehensive health assessments, utilizing resources such as the NNPBC Decision Support Tools for RN First Call practice. Topics include physical assessment, advanced clinical reasoning, and pharmacotherapeutics for the management of specified common health conditions. This course features a mandatory skills-building laboratory/workshop and a clinical practicum in a rural acute care or primary health care facility. Upon meeting specified criteria in this course, students may apply for BCCNM RN First Call Practice Certification.