NUR 570 Family Nurse Practitioner I

This is the first of three courses preparing the family nurse practitioner student for the Individual/Family Across the Lifespan primary care role. The course introduces concepts of primary care and family theory and focuses on the knowledge for primary care management of commonly occurring conditions. Students use current evidence‐based findings to diagnose and manage chronic and episodic diseases. Course content includes application of health promotion, health maintenance, disease prevention and cultural and ethical implications of primary care across the lifespan. A comprehensive clinical experience with a preceptor and faculty oversight provides application of theoretical content with an emphasis on diagnostic reasoning skills and clinical management (4 theory hours and 4 clinical hours; 224 clinical hours). Prerequisite: NUR 503, NUR 505, NUR 507, NUR 509, NUR 512, NUR 514, and NUR 520. Corequisite: NUR 571. 8 credits.