This course focuses on the comprehensive synthesis of skills and knowledge acquired throughout the program’s didactive and clinical courses required for program completion and graduation. The comprehensive review adds breadth and depth to the learner’s knowledge base, while examining the varied roles that students can expect upon graduation from the program. Students will demonstrate competence and readiness to assume the role and professional responsibilities required for the beginning-level nurse practitioner through scholarship, research, and knowledge. A minimum grade of B is required to pass this course.
NOTE: During the final course in the program, NSG6998_A, students take the APEA Predictor and University exam(s). These exams provide data on the student's readiness for the national certification examination. Students collaborate with their faculty of record to strengthen identified weaknesses in preparation for certification. Each of these exams account for a percentage of the final course grade.
Students unsuccessful on their second attempt are given an incomplete and placed into a workgroup for additional one-on-one mentoring. Requirements include an extension of a mandatory review on identified weak areas. Students who fail to post all necessary requirements of workgroup remediation will receive the initial grade from the course gradebook.
Refer to the Progression Policy for the Nurse Practitioner Student in the Academic Catalog.
**Any student who must retake NSG6998_A must retake the course online.