INTRODUCTION TO PRIMARY CARE FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS

Catalog description

This course introduces the role of the nurse practitioner primary care provider. This course focuses on disease identification based on diagnostic reasoning, treatment supported by evidence-based practice, common procedural skills, and health promotion, prevention, and disease management. Students complete 135 contact hours of approved supervised direct patient care clinical experiences. The course is a combination of online and on-campus instruction. Prerequisites: NURS 6315, 6320, and 6325; or APRN license/NP certification.