FNP I - Primary Care Across the Lifespan

Catalog description

This course examines the range of illnesses and conditions experienced by patients across the lifespan in primary care settings. Illustration of a consistent approach to the evaluation and management of these illnesses and conditions is emphasized. You will expand your diagnostic and clinical reasoning and differential diagnosis abilities through continued application of new and previously acquired knowledge and skills in caring for clients who present acute, episodic, and chronic illness and conditions. You will formulate evidence-based management plans that address patient health beliefs, developmental and family life cycle stages, health promotion, screening, and health maintenance behaviors. Collaborative relationships with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary health care team are emphasized. Oral and written skills using advanced technology are also emphasized.