This clinical course places an emphasis on the role of the advanced practice nurse as a member of the health care team across a variety of settings. The clinical experience focuses on comprehensive patient assessment, diagnosis and management of health problems for individuals and their families.
This clinical experience focuses on synthesis of theoretical, scientific, and clinical knowledge as well as practice-based skills in the diagnosis and management of existing and potential health problems based on appropriate standards of care. Emphasis will be placed on the collaborative and leadership roles of the advanced practice nurse in health care delivery.
This advanced health assessment course offers focused health assessment techniques that are commonly used in specialty areas of advanced nursing practice. Assessments are performed within the context of developmental, physiological, psychological, cultural, and environmental parameters.
on the principles and techniques of obtaining a comprehensive health assessment in the context of psychological and physiological developmental parameters. Emphasis is on differentiating between normal and abnormal findings in children, young and middle adults, and the elderly. The pathophysiology of each body system is included for greater distinction between the normal and abnormal. Lecture, one to two hours; laboratory, 3 to 12 hours per week.
This course provides an overview of common laboratory procedures utilized in the primary care setting. Theory and practice in the principles and techniques of performing selected procedures is presented. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, three hours per week.
Focus is on the primary care nurse practitioner's role in the recognition and management of selected acute, chronic, and emergent health problems related to the basic human needs of the young, middle and older adult commonly encountered in ambulatory care, home health, and nursing home facilities. Problems related to elimination, eye, skin, sight, psychosocial needs, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, and female reproductive systems are presented. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse practitioner as a collaborative member of the health care team.
This is a sequential course to NUR 654 in which there is discussion of additional selected acute, chronic, and emergent health problems related to the basic human needs of adults of all ages managed by the nurse practitioner in ambulatory care settings, home health agencies and nursing home facilities. Emphasis is on analysis of the role of the nurse practitioner as a collaborative member of the health care team. Problems related to minor emergencies, abuse, family planning, pregnancy, hemotologic, gastrointestinal, male genitourinary, and neurologic systems are discussed.
Focus is on the primary care nurse practitioner's role in the recognition and management of selected acute, chronic and emergent health problems related to the basic human needs of the pediatric client from birth through adolescence commonly encountered in ambulatory care, home health, and nursing home facilities. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse practitioner as a collaborative member of the health team and as a supportive resource for parents.
The focus is on helping the primary pediatric practitioner assess and manage acute, chronic, developmental, and behavioral health problems of the child and adolescent in primary care. Emphasis is on identification of appropriate assessment and management of problems in collaboration with other health care providers and the use of the nurse practitioner as a resource for families.
Clinical practicum with a management preceptor for the purposes of assessing health care needs of aggregates, designing programs to meet the identified needs, and planning for change.
