Emphasis is placed on theoretical foundations, research application, and clinical skills necessary for the role implementation in an area of subspecialization selected by the student. Students are required to complete a research-based professional paper suitable for publication. Students examine nursing, physiological, and psychological theories and concepts as they relate to parent-child health. Issues, trends, and policies affecting parent-child health are also analyzed. Emphasis is on care of the developing family unit which encompasses normal pregnancy, fetal development, and care of the infant through age 1.
Students have an opportunity to practice in a variety of primary health care settings.
Students have an opportunity to apply both the nursing process and the research process in a variety of acute care settings. The advanced practice role is carried out at the agency under the supervision of a faculty advisor and agency preceptor. A seminar in selected topics in nursing. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.