Advanced Practice Nursing I

Catalog description

Detailed case study analysis of common health problems of the adult and older adult including pathophysiology, epidemiology, strengths and weaknesses of assessment of data collection, diagnostic process, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Interview and physical examination techniques for collecting subjective and objective data in primary care and long-term care settings; deriving nursing diagnoses; planning care for acute and chronic illness in culturally diverse populations utilizing community resources; using communication for health teaching and counseling and to motivate clients for positive health-maintenance will be explored. Expansion of traditional nursing role to the advanced practice nurse (APN) role through the incorporation of evidence-based practice, personal knowledge, and ethics will be discussed. The course is process-driven and will require extensive reading in the student's specialty area. Students must earn a minimum of a B in the course. Students who receive less than a B will be required to repeat the course. Students will be allowed to repeat the course no more than once. A second grade below a B will make students ineligible to continue in programs requiring this course.