Primary Care I

Catalog description

This is the first primary care course in a four-course sequence. This course begins an early foundation in providing comprehensive and culturally responsive primary care to diverse infants, children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and maturing families (across the life span) within the context of the community. An emphasis will be placed on assessment of health, early identification of disease states, health promotion, and disease prevention across the lifespan. The family nurse practitioner student will examine the use of evidence in decision-making. This course will build on the content introduced in Physical Assessment related to families as systems, and the critical role of family theory in guiding practice. Family theory will be used to guide interviewing and assessment techniques important to this population. Concepts of the Synergy Model that address patient resiliency, vulnerability, and stability will be incorporated throughout the course in the context of the community setting.