Overview
Description
Synthesis of the family nurse practitioner role in disease prevention and management of complex illness across a variety of primary care settings. Includes clients across the lifespan.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- provide the full spectrum of health care services to include health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling, disease management, palliative, and end-of-life care across the life-span.
- utilize knowledge, skills and theory to assess, diagnose, and manage complex healthcare conditions.
- demonstrate critical thinking through diagnostic reasoning skills and clinical decision making within the scope of practice of a Family Nurse Practitioner.
- fully integrate the NONPF competencies of Nurse Practitioner practice.
- demonstrate an understanding of transition to practice from the role of the Registered Nurse to an Advanced Practice Nurse.