Prerequisites, NURS 233, NURS 224 or NURS 226 or permission corequisite with clinical management. This course examines principles of pharmacotherapeutic decision making in advanced nursing practice with application to clinical management of common health problems specific to all age groups, encompassing a life span approach. Course uses a lifespan approach to examine principles of primary care management of child bearing couples and sexual reproductive health in women and men. Application is in community-based settings. This course focuses on the primary care of women with complex gynecological problems, reproductive complications, and socially derived health care problems.
Emphasis is placed on assessment, diagnosis, management, and clinical decision-making.
Current practice trends and research findings are incorporated. This course focuses on the management of illnesses common to young, middle-aged and older adults in ambulatory care. Prerequisite, NURS 230. This course examines the process of diagnostic reasoning as a framework to synthesize comprehensive assessment of patients throughout the life span. This course gives the student a concentrated, experiential opportunity to provide advanced practice nursing in selected areas of women s health.