Academic Catalog 2017-2018

NUR 5123 Primary Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents Didactic A lecture/discussion course covering the primary care management of infants, children and adolescents across the health-illness continuum. It emphasizes health maintenance and illness prevention and also covers major causes of morbidity. A family-centered devel- opmental perspective is used in the assessment and management of common acute and chronic conditions from infancy through your adulthood. The focus is on strategies for this population in rural and underserved areas. NUR 5124 Primary Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents Practicum A clinical course covering the primary care management of infants, children and adoles- cents across the health-illness continuum. It emphasizes health maintenance and illness prevention and also covers major causes of morbidity. A family-centered developmental perspective is used in the assessment and management of common acute and chronic con- ditions from infancy through young adulthood. The focus is on strategies for this popula- tion in rural and underserved areas. This is the first of three sequential courses that ap- ply the nursing process through communication and assessment skills, interpretation of findings, application of diagnostic methods, developing plans of care and implementing nursing strategies to promote personal, cognitive, and physical health. Clinical hours are completed in pediatric settings (180 hours) and women’s health settings (60 hours). 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 5134 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 com- mon 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, in- terpreting findings, applying 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 disorders of the adult populations and women’s health issues in middlescence and senescence. Clinical hours are completed in adult settings (240 hours) unless women’s health is not completed in NUR 5124. Then clinical hours are completed in adult settings (180 hours) and women’s health setting (60 hours).

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