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Concepts that prescribe the framework of primary care nursing in advanced practice. Professional and cultural issues unique to the role of the nurse practitioner will be addressed. The nurse practitioner student will begin to build and shape strategies related to role assimilation, positive and negative role influences, and important health care issues in primary care nursing. Christian perspectives will be integrated throughout the course.

Explores various pharmacological agents used to treat common recurrent health problems; indications, contraindications, side, and interactive effects of commonly prescribed drugs. Legal and prescriptive regulations will be considered.

This course supplements content in the advanced pharmacology course related to the prescribing of Schedule II medications by Nurse Practitioners. Six hours of education specific to Schedule II controlled substances is provided as required by Ohio law.

Provides understanding of disease and its treatment as a basis for advanced nursing management of patient care. Major disease entities will be examined.

This course explores the concepts of nurse practitioner practice in primary care. Critical diagnostic skills will be introduced to cultivate evidence-based practice behaviors. Emphasis will be placed on processing client information in a logical, progressive manner and applying appropriate educational theories across the lifespan. Christian perspectives will be incorporated throughout the course.

This course is designed to provide an enhancement of the knowledge and skills necessary to perform a thorough health assessment on clients of all ages. Emphasis will be placed on findings within normal limits with common deviations from normal. A supervised laboratory component is required.

This course will teach students to complete comprehensive health assessments, develop differential diagnoses, order and interpret diagnostic testing, and document findings. Supervised clinical experiences are required.

Designed to prepare the advanced practice student with the theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations required to function as a family nurse practitioner. Emphasis will be placed on health promotion, disease prevention, education, and the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic disease states. Supervised clinical experiences are required.

This is a continuation of theory and clinical practice designed to prepare the advanced practice student to function as a family nurse practitioner. Emphasis will be placed on health promotion, disease prevention, education, and the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic disease states. Supervised clinical experiences are required.

This is the final course of theory and clinical practice designed to prepare the advanced practice student with the theoretical, scientific, and technical foundations required to function as a family nurse practitioner. Emphasis will be placed on health promotion, disease prevention, education, and the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic disease states. Supervised clinical experiences are required.

A 1 credit hour elective course with a minimum of 70 practicum hours, for the student who has successfully completed all clinical courses and required clinical hours in the PYC curriculum, but has not met the program requirements for populations focused encounters or procedures. The student will engage in needed practicum requirements as determined with the course faculty member under the direct supervision of a qualified preceptor. The course will be graded on a credit/no credit basis. Repeatable for up to 3 credits. Course Site Visit Fee $300. If extensions to Meditrax or Lexicomp licenses are required the student will be responsible to pay for it.

In this course, students demonstrate achievement of program and Primary Care track outcomes as a novice family nurse practitioner. Students synthesize and evaluate their evidence of having acquired the knowledge, dispositions, and skills to be effective "Agents of Change."