Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Electives
An elective chosen by the student and normally not more than three (3) credits which must be approved by
the MScN Coordinator and the Head (or her/his designate) in the Department where the elective is sought.
The elective can be taken on any campus of the UWI or in another University with comparable education and
with the necessary approval from both UWI and the selected University, and at the students expense. An
elective can be taken in any semester or during the summer
Departmental Courses (for Nursing Education, Nursing Administration & Clinical Nurse Specialist)
COURSES (Core) : Family Nurse Practitioner
Course Course Name No. of Credits Course
Code Weighting
NE64A Nursing & Health Information 3 60% Exam
System 40% Coursework
NE65A Policy & Ethical Issues in 3 60% Exam
Course Description:
Nursing Health 40% Coursework
NE60A The course exposes postgraduate students to advanced and current practices in caring for children and
adolescents during specific the growth development episodes along the life cycle.
Students gain beginning prescriptive skills, proficiency in using the nursing process and documentation system
through three (3) days weekly direct preceptored interaction with clients/patients and their families and to be
enabled to practice at an advanced nursing level. Students are preceptored 1:1 practicum provides ongoing
guidance and assessment of clinical practice focusing on caring, critical thinking, clinical judgment, problem
solving and documentation.
NE60B The student for four (4) days weekly engages in a more extensive continuation of Practicum 1 with
more independent and less closely monitored preceptorship and assessments. The student increasingly under-
takes responsibility for a client/patient load on a daily basis.
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