Nursing Field Experience:

6550 (AGAC)

PRAC 6550: Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Settings II Practicum

• Types of Patients: Ages 13 and older with acute, critical, or significant exacerbation of preexisting disease states
• Types of Services: Assessment and management of acute or critical disease states which may require airway management, pulmonary support, cardiovascular intervention, intravenous medication management, infection disease intervention, renal intervention, neurologic/neurosurgical management, or abdominal pathology management
• Possible Preceptor Choices: ACNP, AGACNP, ANP, AGPCNP, MD, DO, PA, intensivist, or hospitalist
• Unacceptable Preceptor Choices: CNS, FNP
• Possible Site Choices: Acute care hospital setting, critical care units, EDs

Note: The following in-hospital specialty rotations will be considered based on the services provided: Cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious disease, nephrology (excluding dialysis units), neurology/neurosurgery, pulmonology, surgery, transplant, and trauma

• Nonacceptable Sites: Dialysis units, palliative care units, Cancer Centers of America, urgent care, and family practice clinics/offices or retail health clinics
• Requirements: 160 hours; minimum 80 patients
• Preceptorship Prescreen Checklist

 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Specialization Course Sequence

NRNP and PRAC 6540: Advanced Practice Care of Older Adults   

• May be taken first or second.
• NRNP 6540 may be taken concurrently only with NRNP 6566, but not with a PRAC course.
• See “Double Practicum Policy” for PRAC.

NRNP and PRAC 6566: Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings I

• May be taken first or second.
• NRNP 6566 may be taken concurrently only with NRNP 6540, but not with a PRAC course.
• See “Double Practicum Policy” for PRAC.

NRNP and PRAC 6550: Advance Practice Care of Adult in Acute Settings II 

• Must be third course.
• Cannot take concurrently with any didactic or practicum course.

NRNP and PRAC 6560 - Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings III

• Must be final course.
• Cannot take concurrently with any didactic or practicum course.

See also Double Practicum Policy