Primary Care IV

Catalog description

This is the fourth primary care course in a four-course sequence. In this course, the student applies the knowledge and skills previously learned to function as an emerging provider of comprehensive primary health care to diverse individuals and families across the lifespan within the context of the community. The family nurse practitioner student applies knowledge and skills that promote their role as an emerging provider managing various health states, common health problems, health education, health promotion, and disease prevention common to families and individuals across the lifespan. The student will examine the use of evidence in decision making. Emphasis is on the assessment of the health state, nursing and medical management of common acute and chronic health problems, health education, health promotion, and disease prevention. Nursing theories as well as selected theories from the behavioral and physical sciences are incorporated into practice. Concepts of the Synergy Model that address patient resiliency, vulnerability, and stability will be incorporated throughout the course.