Basic Physical Assessment required for Adult Health Nursing and Primary Health Care Nursing Tracks. Adult Health Nursing Advanced Population Focused Nursing Primary Health Care Nursing . The Adult Health track prepares nurses for advanced practice roles in today's health care system. Competencies addressed in the track include expert practice, ethical decision-making, consultation, expert guidance and coaching, research, leadership, collaboration, and change agent skills. Core graduate courses and advanced practice content provide the foundation for the specialty content of adult health.
Clinical experience is arranged in settings which meet the student's individual interests.
Graduates of the track are prepared to apply an expanded range of practical, theoretical, and research- based interventions in a variety of advanced practice roles. The student will study the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation processes used for health promotion and disease prevention of populations. Clinical experience in advanced population focused nursing focuses on the applicaton of concepts and theories from public health and nursing as a basis for analyzing health policy, planning and evaluating health programs, and providing advanced practice nursing skills to groups and organizations to promote and protect the health of the community. The Graduate Program in Nursing is affiliated with many health care agencies. These facilities are selected to help meet the student's individual learning objectives.