NURSING 439EAdult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum V
Nursing · 9 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
Designed to prepare adult/gerontology primary care nurse practitioners with knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to assume role of primary healthcare providers for young adults, adults, and older adults. Use of patient-centered framework of care for those who experience common acute and chronic illness, disability, and developmental transitions. Preparation in variety of clinical settings to implement evidence-based practice guidelines and to critically analyze and adapt healthcare interventions based on individualized assessments, with emphasis on context of community, cultural awareness, and practice in interdisciplinary teams. Students complete minimum of 240 direct clinical hours.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisites: courses 439A through 439D.
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confidence 1.00 · from textRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.