Child/Family Health

Catalog description

MCN 401 is designed to prepare the Nurse Practitioner to assume responsibility for the coordination and management of health care for children, birth through adolescence. A developmental perspective is used to address the primary health care needs of the childrearing family with an emphasis on meeting the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and families. A major focus of the course is to prepare the student to assess, diagnose and manage selected common health problems of the pediatric population in primary care settings. Indications for collaboration, consultation, and/or referral to other members of the health care team are emphasized as an integral part of the nurse practitioner's role. The accompanying practicum offers the student an opportunity to exercise critical clinical judgment and implement theoretical knowledge in the management of the pediatric population, both in health and when experiencing common health problems.