NURS 775 - Adult & Geriatric Fam Care Pra

1 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to prepare the Family Nurse Practitioner student to provide holistic family-centered, community-based care experiencing acute and chronic health problems common to adult and geriatric patients. Students will engage in comprehensive assessment, development of differential diagnosis, and management of common health variations including appropriate prescripion medications. Students will employ current evidence based practice strategies to provide safe, holistic, and cost effective care to the adult and geriatric patient in a variety of healthcare settings. Students will work inter-professionally to provide family-centered care including primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Students will apply the components of artistic nursing practice to adult and geriatric clients and their families within an Ignatian and holistic worldview.

Prerequisites: NURS770

Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate

Levels: Graduate

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