NP students take the following variety of courses to their relevant their clinical experience.
The student will be able to:
- Distinguish between normal and abnormal findings, subjectively and objectively;
- Gather a focused and complete history;
- Perform a focused and complete physical exam;
- Work toward establishing differential diagnoses, selecting the most likely diagnosis;
- Document a health history and exam;
- Become adept at using equipment such as an otoscope & ophthalmoscope, speculum, tuning fork, reflex hammer and eye chart.
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the role and legal scope of a Family Nurse Practitioner in the management of the care for male and female patients in primary care settings.
- Implement concepts of diagnostic reasoning as a framework for practice as a FNP.
- Apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacologic and non- pharmacologic therapies into the evaluation and management of male and female patients with acute and chronic disease in the primary care setting.
- Synthesize age, gender, family history, and risk factors for health promotion, prevention and anticipatory guidance for male and female patients and families.
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the role and legal scope of a Family Nurse Practitioner in the management of the care for pediatric patients.
- Implement concepts of diagnostic reasoning as a framework for practice as a FNP.
- Apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies into the evaluation and management of pediatric patients with acute and chronic disease in the primary care setting.
The student will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies and evidence based diagnostic reasoning in the evaluation and management of patients with simple, complex, and chronic diseases/illnesses in the primary care setting.Applies the same in care of the well adult.
- Demonstrate ability to perform comprehensive assessments and differential diagnoses with the development of management plans for individuals across the lifespan in the primary care settings
- Implement strategies to maximize partnerships with patients; promotes adherence of care plans
- Demonstrate understanding of medical-legal-ethical issues as they apply to prescribing and developing safe & comprehensive plans of care
- Provide culturally competent, family centered care.
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the role and legal scope of a FNP/AGNP in the management of the care for adult/geriatric patients in primary care and other settings.
- Implement concepts of diagnostic reasoning as a process for practice as a FNP/AGNP.
- Appliy knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies into the evaluation and management of adult/geriatric patients with acute and chronic disease in primary care and other settings.
- Synthesize age, gender, family history, and risk factors for health promotion, prevention and anticipatory guidance for adult/geriatric patients and their families.
- Utilizes role and scope as a team member and leader in intra and multi-disciplinary teams in the care planning for patient/family with chronic and complex health issues across health care settings.
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the role and legal scope of a FNP/AGNP in the management of the care for adolescent/adult/geriatric patients in primary care settings.
- Implement concepts of diagnostic reasoning as a framework for practice as a FNP/AGNP.
- Apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies into the evaluation and management of adolescent and adult patients with acute and chronic problems in the primary care setting.
- Synthesize age, gender, family history, and risk factors for health promotion, prevention and anticipatory guidance for adult patients and their families.
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate competence in assessment and formulation of differential diagnosis for pediatric patients in the primary care setting.
- Synthesize findings from the patient history and exam to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for the most likely diagnosis.
- Document the clinical history, exam findings and treatment plan using the SOAP format, using appropriate coding and billing.
- Demonstrate appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic prescribing specific to pediatric patients with consideration of cost, allergies, weight and patient/family preferences.
The student will be able to:
- Integrate knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology into the evaluation and management of the client with commonly seen acute, complex, and chronic health problems.
- Perform focused history/data collection, physical assessment, and use of diagnostic tools in the care of the client with acute, complex, and chronic health problems in the primary care setting.
- Develop and perform diagnostic and treatment plans including differential diagnoses with pertinent positives and negatives to support/refute each differential, development of appropriate plans of care including sound communication, education, collaboration, diagnostics, treatments, follow-up, referral if needed, and red flags that necessitate emergency care for clients with acute, complex, and chronic health problems in primary care.
- Implement effective strategies needed by the adult/geriatric/family nurse practitioner to maximize client adherence to a plan of care.
- Demonstrate a philosophy of practice that respects client responsibility in health care choices.
- Articulate a sound basis for evaluation and management of clients in primary care through case discussion with faculty and preceptors.
- Demonstrate legally acceptable prescription writing in the implementation of prescriptive authority including the ability to articulate a sound basis for selection of therapeutic agents and management of side effects.
- Demonstrate familiarity with the laws of prescriptive authority in the state where the student is gaining clinical experience.
- Increase and improve skills in decision making regarding additional diagnostic testing and instrumentation, as well as ordering, obtaining and analyzing laboratory and diagnostic tests.
- Apply newly learned information and skills of the advanced nurse practitioner within a clinical practice setting that allows for interaction with the patient experiencing acute and complex health problems.
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate competence in assessment and formularion of differential diagnosis for adults and elders with chronic and complex health issues in primary care and other settings.
- Synthesize findings from the patient history and exam to develop a comprehensive treatment plans for the most likely diagnosis/health issue.
- Document the clinical history, exam findings, and treatment plan using the SOAP format, using appropriate coding and billing.
- Demonostrate appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologuc prescribing specific t adult patients, with consideration of cost, BEERS criteria, and comfortability.
- Implement strategies to maximize patient and family education about chronic conditions, and end of like health issues, and consider palliative/end of life care.