5566F Primary Health Care Nursing Of Families III (4)
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply
knowledge from previous family nurse practitioner courses to advanced primary
care nursing of individuals and families across the life span. The focus of
the course is on the application of the nursing process in the differentiation
and therapeutic management of stable chronic health problems encountered by
family nurse practitioners in the primary health care setting. Emphasis is on
the integration of advanced nursing concepts and pharmacokinetic principles in
the care of individuals and families. Core content includes stress and coping,
adaptation, pain management, and grief and loss. This course consists of 2
credit hours of lecture/seminar plus 165 hours (2 credit hours) of clinical
experience. Prerequisites: N549 and N564F