Overview
Description
Synthesis of the role of the Nurse Practitioner in management of adult and geriatric clients with acute illness in primary care. Introduces students to commonly occurring acute primary care conditions of the adult and geriatric populations. Management focuses on diagnosis, health promotion and prevention, intervention, and evaluation.
Requirements
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- provide the full spectrum of health care services to adult and geriatric clients including; health promotion, disease prevention, health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling, & disease management.
- provide comprehensive health education and health maintenance interventions to adult and geriatric clients with autilize knowledge, skills and theory from previous coursework and current evidence to assess, diagnose, and manage acute episodic illness.
- utilize knowledge and skills from previous courses to assess, diagnose, and manage adult and geriatric acute illnesses commonly occurring in the primary care setting. Identify appropriate referral mechanisms for clients.
- provide comprehensive health education to individuals, families, and communities.
- integrate selected NONPF competencies as they pertain to the role of the Nurse Practitioner.