Advanced Family Nursing Practice I

245 hours per semester (45 hours, lecture; 200 hours, clinical lab), 6 credits. Using a Nursing Science Framework this course stresses promotion and maintenance of levels of wellness, protection of health, and prevention of illness of children in families, groups and communities, as well as early detection, treatment and symptom management of selected minor and major health problems. Intervention and health care protocols emphasizing the control and/or resolution of the acute phase are included. Supervised practicum in a variety of primary health care and acute care settings provides for implementing clinical decision making and intervention strategies within the context of advanced practice.Prerequisite/Corequisite: NUR 769Prerequisites: NUR 773, NUR 767, NUR 766.

Fall, Spring

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