Primary Care in the Lifecycle

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Within this course, students discuss and analyze concepts and theories related to health promotion, illness prevention and health maintenance. These concepts and theories of the health illness continuum are analyzed and related to individuals, family and c ommunity. Beliefs, practices, disparities and values related to health are analyzed according to different cultures within Puerto Rico. Different human development theories, epidemiological concepts applied to advance nursing practice, as well as health promotion strategies and illness prevention, are analyzed. ENFE 6658 - Differential Diagnosis Seminar. One (1) credit. This course is focused on the application of theoretical knowledge and data collected from the client to establish a differential diagnosis. This diagnosis is identified depending on findings from the health history and physical assessment. This course wil l be offered concurrently with the Advance Physical Assessment course. Case studies will be discussed, based on topics presented in the Physical Assessment course.