Primary Care Across the Lifespan III

Catalog description

This course is a comprehensive application of concepts and skills for primary care across the lifespan. The course continues to focus on in-depth concepts and skills for the Family Nurse Practitioner student in recognition and management of selected common chronic and acute health problems of clients across the lifespan encountered in primary health care settings. The course integrates assessment, current research findings and theory into the diagnostic reasoning and management of health care. Concepts of health promotion and maintenance, anticipatory guidance, health education, behavioral management strategies and family focused health care are emphasized. Clinical experiences are utilized for the application of knowledge to practice.