612b. Advanced Specialty Practicum I.4.3 credit hours. This practicum provides students with direct care experience with their special population (acute care, cardiovascular, oncology). The focus of the practicum is on assessment and subsequent management of selected problems for a caseload of patients in acute, ambulatory, and/or long-term settings. During clinical conferences students present cases, formulate clinical diagnoses, and discuss management strategies for patients within their elected special population. Required for all students in the first year of specialization. Prerequisite: successful completion of 554a, 609a, and 610a. Thirteen hours of clinical per week. J. Coviello, T. Knobf.
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