The importance of continuity of care throughout the perioperative experience is a major theme in both the classroom and clinical content. The clinical focus is on understanding basic principles of asepsis, safety, and applying pathophysiology and pharmacology to specific patient care experiences. This course builds upon and expands the pharmacologic base acquired at the baccalaureate level and covers the action and interaction of the most commonly used drugs in advanced clinical nursing practice in the ambulatory care setting. This course is designed to provide the nurse practitioner student with advanced knowledge and health assessment skills used in the primary care setting. Focus is on the acquisition, analysis, and refinement of health assessment data as a basis for development of an accurate data base and problem list.
Health promotion is emphasized throughout the course.
Common normal variations and abnormalities characteristic of different developmental, cultural, and ethnic groups are considered. The laboratory portion of the course allows the student to practice advanced assessment skills in a physical assessment laboratory. The course culminates with the student performing a comprehensive history and physical examination. Emphasis is also given to issues in primary care and advanced practice role development. Enrollment is restricted to Primary Care Nurse Practitioner students only .