University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

NRS 308 Professional Practice: Acute Illness Management

Students in this course learn to manage care of diverse patients with acute illness across the lifespan. Emphasis is on application, interpretation of client information, prioritization, and recognition of acute alterations of health status. This course includes approx. 180 hours of on-campus and/or off-campus clinical experiences.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of all previous required 200-level NRS courses

Corequisite

Corresponding Acute Illness Management courses
  • Up one level
  • 300