NURS 781C - Advanced Practice Nursing Care of Woman, Childbearing Family, and Pediatrics Clinical

5 Credits
Preparation of 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. Includes specific pediatric primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

Grade Note(s): Any unexcused non-attendance or dismissal from an internship, practicum, clinical or fieldwork experience will result in a grade of F. NURS 781C requires 225 hours at a clinical site. 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