Principles of Pediatric Primary Care

Catalog description

This course prepares students to address specialized healthcare needs of children within the framework of a family-centered course. There is a focus on the patient from birth to young adult, emphasizing advanced nursing knowledge of growth and development, health promotion, health restoration, and health maintenance. Students apply diagnostic reasoning and evidence-based practice as they learn to manage common acute, episodic, and chronic disease processes in pediatric patients in the primary care settings.