NURS 75500 - Primary Care Nursing I

This is the first in a series of three sequential courses designed to provide the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AG PCNP) student with strategies to provide evidence-based care to older adolescents, adults, and older adults, including the frail elderly. Common acute and chronic health problems in primary care are discussed and analyzed. The clinical practicum provides an opportunity to put theory into practice in various primary care settings.

prereq: NURS 70000, NURS 70400, NURS 71700, NURS 74900, NURS 75000, NURS 75100
Hours 3 hours/week lecture 1 hour/week seminar
Credits 6: 3 credits theory 1 credit seminar (15 hours/semester) 2 credits clinical (210 hours/semester)