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  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This is the first of four clinical courses for the FNP student which provides the opportunity to practice health assessment skills, critical thinking/diagnostic reasoning, and clinical management/counseling strategies across the life span under the supervision of a nationally certified health care provider preceptor. The student is at a beginning level and will start to apply the management process to plan the primary care for individuals across the lifespan while utilizing evidence-based practice guidelines. Prerequisite: PC628 and NP629.
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This is the second of four clinical courses for the FNP student which provides the opportunity to practice health assessment skills, critical thinking/diagnostic reasoning, and clinical management/counseling strategies across the life span under the supervision of a nationally certified health care provider preceptor. The student is at an advanced beginning level and will apply the management process to plan primary care for individuals across the lifespan while interpreting evidence-based practice guidelines. Prerequisite or concurrent: NP641.
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This is the third of four clinical courses for the FNP student which provides the opportunity to practice advance health assessment skills, critical thinking/diagnostic reasoning, and clinical management/counseling strategies across the life span under the supervision of a nationally certified health care provider preceptor. The student is at an intermediate level and will apply and begin to analyze the management process to provide primary care for individuals across the lifespan while appraising evidence-based practice guidelines. The student will begin to manage individuals with more complex needs. Prerequisite or concurrent: NP642.
  • 0.00 - 6.00 Credits

    This is the fourth and final clinical course for the FNP student which provides the opportunities to advance health assessment skills, critical thinking/diagnostic reasoning, and clinical management/counseling strategies across the life span under the supervision of a nationally certified health care provider preceptor. The student is at an advanced level and will apply, analyze, and synthesize the management process to provide primary care for individuals across the lifespan while evaluating evidence-based practice guidelines. The student will manage individuals with more complex needs and co-morbidities. Prerequisite or concurrent: NP634, NP635, and NP643.
  • 0.00 - 2.00 Credits

    This course presents concepts, strategies, and guidelines necessary for the maintenance and promotion of personal and patient health. Content that builds on previous knowledge related to evidence-based practice (EBP) is introduced. Through case studies, students will have an opportunity to develop teaching strategies that lead patients toward optimal levels of wellness based on the tenets of EBP. Prerequisite: Licensure as a registered nurse Prerequisite or concurrent: N409 for Bridge students.
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Pathophysiology for Primary Care provides the student advanced practice nurse with a scientific basis for practice. This course presents an integrated approach to Pathophysiology that demonstrates the interdependency of body systems and the effects of key pathophysiologic processes. Clinical content is included as an application of Pathophysiology and will assist the student to understand the disease processes and cultural/ethnic variables. Prerequisite: None.
  • 0.00 - 2.00 Credits

    This course uses the nurse-midwife/nurse practitioner management process as a framework for developing critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills needed for caring for the primary care client. Focus includes: recognition of symptom patterns; selection and interpretations of common screening and diagnostic laboratory tests; communication of information using SOAP format; consideration of client as partner in the diagnostic process. Prerequisite: PC600. Prerequisite or concurrent: PC604.
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course provides the theoretical and conceptual framework for advanced nursing practice in primary care and focuses on the relationship of theory and knowledge development in nursing to research and practice. Emphasis is placed on the theories and concepts commonly used by nurse midwives and nurse practitioners in primary care. The contemporary meaning of praxis and its relation to nursing and development of nursing knowledge is introduced. Prerequisite: Statistics course within the last ten years.
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics across the life span serve as the foundation for this comprehensive course in pharmacology for prescribers. Emphasis is placed on understanding the physiological action of drugs, expected client responses, and major side effects. Issues related to evidence-based pharmacologic practice and legal aspects of prescribing are examined. Prerequisite: PC605. 77 Course Descriptions
  • 0.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course encompasses promotion and maintenance of gynecologic health, as well as the assessment, diagnosis, and management of common gynecologic conditions across the lifespan. Clinical considerations specific to the different physical and psychosocial life stages of women are presented. Emphasis is placed upon the importance of providing evidence-based gynecologic care. The influence of the interrelationship of gender, social class, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic status, and socio-political power differentials upon women's health care is also discussed. Prerequisite: PC605. Prerequisite or concurrent: PC606 and PC612.
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