Primary Care of Families II-FNP Credits: 6

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare family nurse practitioner (FNP) students to care for and manage patients with chronic health problems and educate their families as defined by the patient. The focus is on the differentiation and therapeutic management of chronic health problems encountered in various health care settings. The course enables students to develop evidence and theory-based practice for disease management of patients with chronic conditions while keeping in mind different cultural characteristics. Core concepts: theories, grief and loss, chronicity, inclusivity, pain, and advanced nursing skills. This 6 credit hour course consists of 3 credit hours of didactic/discussion per week and 247.5 hours (3 credit hours) of clinical per semester.