Health Promotion of Adults

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare Family Nurse Practitioners to assume responsibility for health promotion, health maintenance, disease preventions, and the management of common acute and chronic health problems of adults in primary healthcare settings. Emphasis is on the family as the basic unit of nursing care. Discussion will include non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management of common health problems. Criteria for consultation and indications for referral along with exploration of available community resources will also be considered.