Primary Health Care of Women Credits: 5

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare the woman’s health nurse practitioner student to manage the primary health care of women. The course will focus on the etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and management of gynecologic and non-gynecologic primary health care problems throughout the lifespan. Emphasis will be placed on caring for women within a holistic, collaborative framework and recognizing how the changing roles of women in today’s society can affect their lives and their health status. Concepts, theories and evidence-based practice related to health promotion and maintenance, and illness prevention are addressed.