It includes principles of health promotion and disease prevention. Pathophysiology, diagnosis, therapeutic nursing interventions, and management of common health problems are presented for this population. Emphasis is on the importance of the family in the delivery of primary care services. This course focuses on the impact of culture and economic deprivation on health-care behaviors relating to children and adolescents. The focus of this course is on the physical and psychosocial aspects of health from infancy through adolescence with emphasis on wellness, management of common health problems, and health education.
Clinical conferences explore selective patient health problems to enhance critical thinking skills.
The role of the nurse practitioner as a caring primary care provider in a variety of settings is emphasized. This course focuses on the physical and psychological aspects of adult health with emphasis on wellness, management, of common health problems, and health education. Clinical conferences explore selective patient health problems to enhance ethical decision making skills. The role of the nurse practitioner as a caring primary care provider in a variety of adult settings is emphasized. This is a clinical course in which the learner implements the role of the nurse practitioner as a primary health care provider and leader Focus is on health promotion, patient education, and therapeutic nursing intervention in common health problems.