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Table of Contents - Primary Care of Children I
NURSE 5564C      Primary Care of Children I
This course is designed to prepare nurse practitioner students to manage common pediatric health problems. The focus is on evidence-based developmentally appropriate preventive health care and management of common acute/episodic illnesses. Students will integrate role competencies, professional standards, and legal requirements essential to the NP role. Core content includes differential diagnosis, therapeutic management, adherence, anticipatory guidance, patient/family education, legal and professional issues, standards of practice, and advanced practice role competencies. This course consist of 2 credit hours of didactic and 2 credit hours of clinical (165 hours). Clinical practice and clinical seminar comprise the clinical experience. Prerequisites: NURSE 5526, 5547C, 5548C, 5550. Corequisites: NURSE 5549C, 5555.
Faculty: School of Nursing & Health Studies
Department: Nursing General
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