WHNP Practicum IV: Transition to Practice
This practicum prepares students for independent Women's Health/Gender Related primary care practice from puberty across the adult lifespan. The emphasis is on full integration of clinical skills, decision-making, and professional roles.
Outcomes: Demonstrate professionalism in interactions with patients and the healthcare team; Perform and document clinically relevant focused or comprehensive patient history and physical assessment, including health promotion and disease and injury prevention; Formulate differential diagnoses and basic management plans for episodic, critical, and complex illness and injury as well as chronic disease exacerbations based on patient data and evidence-based guidelines; Communicate effectively to build trust and rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds; Collaborate with patients, faculty, preceptors, and other healthcare providers to initiate basic diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
Outcomes: Demonstrate professionalism in interactions with patients and the healthcare team; Perform and document clinically relevant focused or comprehensive patient history and physical assessment, including health promotion and disease and injury prevention; Formulate differential diagnoses and basic management plans for episodic, critical, and complex illness and injury as well as chronic disease exacerbations based on patient data and evidence-based guidelines; Communicate effectively to build trust and rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds; Collaborate with patients, faculty, preceptors, and other healthcare providers to initiate basic diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.