College Catalog 2022

NURS 5805 Primary Care I

Provides the essential foundation for the provision of primary health care to adult and adult geriatric clients. The course integrates health screening, health care maintenance, and health promotion as well as illness management within the primary care advanced practice nursing role. Critical thinking and differential diagnosis are emphasized. Focus is on the delivery of evidence-based care and the evaluation and management of integument, cardiovascular, pulmonary, diabetic, gynecologic, and neurologic disorders as well as a review of common aging syndromes.

 

Credits

3

Theory Credit Hours

3

Prerequisite

3 of 4 MSN core courses: NURS 5101, 5110, 5121

Corequisite

NURS 5808