This course prepares students to assess and manage critically ill, medically complex adult and older adult patients in acute and ICU settings. Utilizing an academic-clinical bridge model, students integrate advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, and diagnostics through evidence-based didactics, case-based reasoning, and technology-enabled simulation. Prereq: NURS 721and NURS 721P. Prereq or Coreq: Completion of MS or DNP FNP Program.