Primary Care of the Frail Older Adult with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Catalog description

This course will prepare nurse practitioners to provide patient-centered interprofessional primary care to frail older adults with multiple chronic conditions. This course integrates advanced practice nursing competencies with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and analysis of differential diagnoses in primary care and long term care. Students apply critical thinking and evidence based clinical decision making skills in collaboration with interprofessional team members to develop, implement, and evaluate management plans for older adults residing in the community and long term care settings with acute and chronic health problems. Patient advocacy; health promotion; disease prevention; and physical, functional, and mental health assessment and management are emphasized. Caseload management, interprofessional collaboration, community resources, and consideration of diverse populations, older adults, family, caregivers, and staff are addressed.