Apr 26, 2024  
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG 5540 Primary Care for Adults in Families Didactic


Lecture: 6 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 6
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, 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. This course is focused on disorders of the adult population and women’s health issues in middlescence and senescence.

Prerequisite(s): NSG 5110 , NSG 5140 , NSG 5240 , NSG 5340 , NSG 5341 , or faculty consent
Co-requisite(s): NSG 5541