Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

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This course provides new graduate students in the college with an introduction to strategies for success within the university's adult learning model. Topics include program standards and objectives, graduate-level oral and written communication, locating, evaluating, and citing scholarly resources, and purposes and use of portfolios.

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This course addresses the changes in health care and their implications for advanced practice nursing. The impact of health care policy, managed care, as well as concepts related to financial responsibility within the health care delivery systems will be examined.

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This course emphasizes the history and development of advanced practice nursing roles and competencies, as well as the organizational and regulatory scope of practice requirements expected in these roles. Students examine the impact and evolution of this role transition, certification, and professional activities as these relate to advanced practice nursing.

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This course provides students with advanced anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of systems in relation to an individual's health across the lifespan.  Focus is given to the physiological and biological manifestations and adaptive and maladaptive changes that occur.  The knowledge gained in this course lays a foundation for the management of primary care issues of the family and its members.

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This course is designed to provide the nurse practitioner student with the information and skills to initiate and monitor drug therapy.  This course will integrate advanced knowledge regarding the clinical application of pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, techniques and methods of drug prescribing, approaches to data collection, and problem solving with discussions about drug therapy for common acute and chronic diseases.  Emphasis will be on the practical application of important concepts used in clinical practice for clients across the lifespan.

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Emphasis is placed on the advanced practice of history taking, conducting a physical examination, and obtaining and assessing diagnostic data for clients across the life span. Students will learn to justify actual and potential health problems through interpretation and integration of the history, health assessment, and laboratory data. This course incorporates 45 hours of supervised practice laboratory experience, allowing students to utilize the techniques and equipment to perform physical examinations.

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This course provides the theoretical foundation for common office procedures encountered in primary care. Included will be ECG, x-ray, spirometry interpretation, and diagnostic imaging as well as minor surgery and orthopedic procedures. Supervised practice will be provided for selected skills.

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This two-part, combined theory and clinical course focuses on management of common pathological conditions related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and neurovascular systems for adults and geriatric patients including implications for the individual as well as the family. Theory and clinical experiences emphasize prevention, disease management, and evaluation of patient outcomes. Identification and application of pharmacological therapies are incorporated.

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This two-part, combined theory and clinical course focuses on management of common pathological conditions related to the musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurological, and genito-urinary systems for adults and geriatric patients including implications for the individual as well as the family. In addition, management of psychiatric issues and skin pathology will be discussed. Theory and clinical experiences emphasize prevention, disease management, and evaluation of patient outcomes. Identification and application of pharmacological therapies are incorporated.

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This combined theory and clinical course focuses on management of normal and common pathological conditions that occur in women's health across the lifespan.  Special emphasis is placed on disease prevention, reproductive health issues, contraceptive therapies, and normal OB.  Students develop a systematic approach to women’s health issues based on physiology and pharmacology.  Appropriate educational and collaborative skills for the individual and their families will be explored.  Management of pharmacological issues will also be addressed.

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This course focuses on the management of normal and common pathological conditions for children from birth through adolescence, as an individual and as a family member. The course combines theory and clinical experiences to emphasize assessment, prevention, and management utilizing a holistic model of care. Growth and development, anticipatory guidance, and behavioral theories are emphasized. Identification and application of pharmacological therapies are incorporated. The effects of culture on development, parenting, and health care practices are also evaluated.

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