Primary Care I

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: ENFE 6650, ENFE 6651, ENFE 6657, ENFE 6658. First part of a three -part series of courses, which increase in level of competence, knowledge and expertise, focused on primary care practice. This course emphasizes the theoretical concepts in health promotion and illness prevention in individuals of all ages. Includes diagnosis, therapeutic and non - therapeutic management, of common, acute and chronic health problems. Concepts and theories regarding nursing, transcultural nursing, teaching and learning theories, family systems theory, principles of counse ling and therapeutic communication are integrated in class and in their clinical experience. Students will assess, diagnose and manage in collaboration with physicians and other health professionals, acute and chronic health problems. Clinical components w ill be divided as follows: 1/3 ob -gyn, 1/3 in pediatrics, and 1/3 in family practice scenarios at Centros Mas Salud de San Juan.