NURS 781 - FNP III-Advanced Practice Nursing Care of Woman, Childbearing Family, and Pediatrics

2 Credits
This course prepares the advanced practice nurse to provide care to the childbearing family, women in their childbearing years through menopause, and the pediatric patient. This course provides an overview of theory and research on the assessment and management of women throughout the lifespan, children (infant through adolescence/young adulthood) and families. Common developmental, behavioral, acute and chronic illness, and health promotion and maintenance are discussed. Psychosocial and cultural aspects of the childbearing family and pediatrics, etiology of condition of disease, differential diagnosis and clinical judgment within the context of the family across the lifespan will be applied to each topic. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings. Students are placed in clinical experiences within primary care and community settings under the supervision of faculty or preceptors. The student will become increasingly independent in their clinical decision-making skills and ability to manage individual health concerns in the practice setting. Students will identify a problem amenable to research-based intervention; search literature; propose a solution; and develop a plan to implement the solution.
Clinical practice includes advanced assessment and implementation of therapeutic management regimens related to episodic and common problems, health promotion and risk prevention.

Grade Note(s): All component co-requistes must be repeated if a failing grade is received in any one of them. The lecture, lab and virtual lab (V) and clincal (C) components of each NURS course must be successfully completed with a B- or better in the same semester.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Component Co-requisite(s): NURS 781 and NURS 781C
Prerequisite(s): NURS 776 and NURS 776C