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Family Nurse Practitioner IV

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Course Calendar & Outline for Spring 2012
 

Class Date

Content Outline

January 19
1-5 pm
Williams Hall 307

 

Introduction to Course
           A.       Class components
           B.        Clinical expectations
           C.        Impaired nurse (student and NP roles)

I.      Certification, Licensure, Prescriptive Authority
          A.       Preparation for the certification
                       examination  (Presenter:  Denise W.)
           B.       Recertification
           C.        APN licensure (Denise W.)
           D.        Prescriptive authority (Denise W.)
                       1.  Delegated authority
                       2.  State of Illinois controlled substance
                             license
                       3.  DEA 

II.  Foundations of Practice:  History of NP Movement (Presenter:  Nelle)
February 2
1-5 pm
Williams Hall 307
 

III.  Scope of Practice and Standards of Care:
         Advanced Practice Nursing and Illinois Nurse   
         Practice Act  (Presenter: Kelli)

IV:     Collaborative agreements (Presenter:  Alyssa)

V.     Seeking Employment  (Presenter:  Kayla)
              A.    Job search
              B.    Interviewing
February 16
1-5 pm
Williams 307

 

             C.    Contract negotiation (Presenter:  Aretha)

VI:    APN Worth (Salaries/Bonuses, Productivity)
             (Presenter:  Cheryl)

VII.  Credentialing/Clinical or Staff Privileges
         (Presenter: Cody)

 

March 1
1-5 pm Williams 307

 

 

VIII.      Funding of Healthcare/Reimbursement Issues
             

              A.         Private insurance (Presenter: Andrea)
              B.         Managed care (HMOs, PPOs, etc.)
                           (Presenter:  Andrea)

              C.         Medicare/Medicaid (Samantha)

             D.        Medicare Part D (Medication coverage)
                         (Jessica)

March 22
1-5 pm
Felmley Hall

 

IX.      Coding
Class session presented by Jane Turley, MS, RRS, CCS; Lecturer, Health Information Management Program, Illinois State University--Class to be held in Felmley Hall

 

April 5
1-5 pm
Nursing Simulation Lab 103

 

X.  Health Care Reform and the Role of the NP (Presenter:  Karen)

XI.         Liability and Risk Management
              (Presenter:  Ashley) 
              A.      Negligence
              B.       Malpractice
              C.       Risk management

Suturing Class presented by Sven Klauss, MD, from Medical Hills Internists (Begins at 2:30 pm)

April 19
1-5 pm
Williams 307

 

Synthesis Projects Due

XII.     Quality Issues
             (Presenter:  Ann)
              A.      Evidence-based practice
              B.       Measuring performance/quality

XIII.  The APN and Research (Presenter:  Keith)

XIV.  Professionalism/Keeping Current:  Professional organizations, continuing education, journals (Presenter:  Sacha)

XV.  Recertification (Presenter:  Suzette)

April 24 NOTE:  This is a TUESDAY.    Required participation in School Physicals at Irving and Sheridan Elementary Schools conducted during the day.  Participation hours may be used as part of clinical practicum hours required for this course.  We will be at Irving Elementary School 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. and at Sheridan Elementary School 12:00 - 2:00 pm.
April 26
1-5 pm
Williams 307

EXAM

IV.  Educational Advancement:  The DNP (Doctor of
         Nursing Practice) (Presenter:  Maggie)

Student Presentations of Case Analyses

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Page last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012

Contact Information

Denise D. Wilson, PhD, APN, FNP, ANP, GNP
Mennonite College of Nursing

Illinois State University
Campus Box 5815
Normal, IL  61790-5815

Office:  Edwards 220
Phone: (309) 438-2358
Fax: (309) 438-4410
E-mail: ddwilso2@ilstu.edu

Internet: http://www.ilstu.edu/~ddwilso2

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