This course introduces the Nurse Practitioner student to the principles of advanced diagnostic and treatment modalities commonly utilized in the Advanced Practice Nursing role. It will highlight an understanding of the rationale for choosing specific diagnostic and treatment practices in the patient care setting, instruction on performing selected diagnostic and treatment procedures, and analysis and interpretation of findings based on these interventions. This includes an understanding of how social and structural determinants of health, patient cultural beliefs, and bias in the patient-provider interaction may influence equitable access to or wishes for diagnostic and treatment interventions. Additionally, we will explore variation in the evidence to support specific testing and interventions for a diversity of populations and evidence-based practice for a person-centered approach to care. Content will include analysis of relevant laboratory data, interpretation of radiographs and EKGs. The student will have faculty supervised instruction and hands-on practice of selected and procedures that is specific to the patient population and practice sites related to the area of certification. Procedures such as wound repair, orthopedic splinting and casting, intubation, lumbar puncture, relevant to the specialty patient population will be offered.