Academic Catalog 2019-2020

application of diagnostic methods, developing plans of care and implementing nursing strategies to promote personal, cognitive, and physical health. Clinical hours (270 hours minimum) are completed in pediatric settings (180 hours minimum) and OB (90 hours minimum). The student will complete 35.25 contract hours related to the utilization of therapeutic agents (pharmacy) in a rational and responsible manner in the treatment of patients throughout the course population. NUR 5133 Primary Care of Adults in Families Didactic This course further develops the student’s ability to perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interpret the results. It covers the primary care management of healthy adults through the life span with a focus on health maintenance and disease prevention. It provides the student the skills and procedures necessary for the clinical-management of selected clients. It focuses on evaluation and management of common acute and chronic adult health care problems. This course places emphasis on thorough communication and assessment skills interpreting findings, applying laboratory diagnostic methods, develop- ing plans of care, and implementing nursing strategies to promote personal, cognitive, and physical health. The focus is on strategies for the young, middle and older adult in rural or underserved areas. The course is focused on disorders or the adult population and women’s health in middlescence and senescence. NUR 5153 Primary Care of Adults in Families Practicum This course focuses on developing proficiency in basic diagnostic and therapeutic proce- dures and the interpretation of the results. It is a clinical course covering the primary care management of healthy adults through the life span with a focus on health maintenance and disease prevention. It provides the student the skills and procedures necessary for the clinical- management of selected clients. It focuses on evaluation and management of common acute and chronic adult health care problems. It is the second of three sequential courses that apply the nursing process through communication and assessment skills, interpreting findings, ap- plying laboratory diagnostic methods, developing plans of care, and implementing nursing strategies to promote personal, cognitive, and physical health. The focus is on strategies for the young, middle and older adult in rural or underserved areas. The course is focused on dis- orders of the adult populations and women’s health issues in middlescence and senescence. A total of 270 hours minimum clinical hours are completed in adult settings. (270 hours minimum) Clinical hours are completed in adult settings (180 hours minimum) and women’s health setting (90 hours minimum). The student will complete 35.25 contact hours related to the utilization of therapeutic agents (pharmacy) in a rational and responsible manner in the treatment of patients throughout the course population. NUR 5144 Primary Care Across the Lifespan Practicum This course is a practicum that is an accumulation of NUR 5123, NUR 5133, and NUR 5112. This course further develops the student’s ability to perform diagnostic and therapeu- tic procedures and interpret the results. It covers the primary care management of healthy adults through the life span with a focus on health maintenance and disease prevention. It provides the student the skills and procedures necessary for the clinical management of selected clients. It focuses on evaluation and management of common acute and chronic health care problems throughout the lifespan. This course places emphasis on thorough communication and assessment skills interpreting findings, applying laboratory diagnostic methods, developing plans of care, and implementing nursing strategies to promote per- sonal, cognitive, and physical health for a total of (360 hours minimum). The student will

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