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This is the third of four specialty courses that prepares students to assess, diagnose and manage acutely ill adults across the lifespan while emphasizing high acuity of disease entities encountered in acute and critical care settings. Content focuses on incorporating evidence-based practice while utilizing pathophysiology, subjective and objective clinical data, differential diagnoses and the development of a management plan considering age, gender, sexuality and social determinants of health within the scope of Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) practice. Supervised clinical instruction in acute and critical care settings allows the AG-ACNP student to enhance comprehensive clinical assessment skills including modifying diagnostic and therapeutic testing modalities. 168 clinical hours. Prerequisite: NR.210.662