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The Nurse Practitioner Skills course is designed to equip students with the advanced clinical and diagnostic skills necessary to assess, treat, and manage patient care across various healthcare settings. Through hands-on practice and real-world scenarios, students will enhance their ability to perform physical exams, interpret lab results, and prescribe treatments effectively.

Date – October 2025
Time – 8:00a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Location – Westlake Hall, Room 116
Modality – In Person

  • suturing
  • splinting/casting
  • skin biopsies
  • incision/drainage
  • joint injections
  • cerumen lavage
  • IUD/implant insertion
  • coding and billing

The Nurse Practitioner Skills Workshop is geared toward meeting the needs of NP students and NPs working in Primary Care settings.

As a Nurse Practitioner, you’ll play a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes, managing chronic conditions, and providing high-quality care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.

Dr. Obi Oji earned her Masters Degree at University of Texas Health Science Center Houston and her doctorate from Duke University, North Carolina. She currently is a family Nurse Practitioner. She applies her extensive simulation education background to the classroom to teach excellent and precise hands-on skills. Her passion for helping advanced practitioners and students build confidence in learning procedures and clinical skills.

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“This workshop helped me to feel much more confident about the skills taught, very helpful.”