Primary Care III

Catalog description

This is the third primary care course in a four-course sequence. The focus of this course is providing comprehensive and culturally responsive primary health care to diverse individuals and families across the life span within the context of the community. The family nurse practitioner student applies knowledge and skills to expand learning, complex decision making, and medical management of health states, common health problems, health education, health promotion, and disease prevention common across the lifespan. The student will examine the use of evidence in decision making. The course includes a clinical experience focusing on health concerns common to the maturing family with a focus on chronic illnesses commonly encountered in the primary care setting. The student will describe, analyze, and synthesize the plan of care in regard to the patient, nurse, and health care system. Concepts of the Synergy Model that address patient resiliency, vulnerability, and stability will be incorporated throughout the course.