NP 604 - Family Nurse Practitioner I

NP 601, NP 602, NP 603 (2011-2012)

NP 612, NP 613 (2012-2013)

Assignment Overview
Assignments: 6 Units

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Final Assessment: Case Presentation from Practice

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Incorporate concepts of normal human and family growth and development in planning anticipatory guidance for pregnancy, infancy, and childhood.
• Evaluate disruptions in normal growth and development in the prenatal period, infancy, and childhood.
• Assess client-modifiable and non-modifiable-risk factors that impact the health of pregnant women, infants, and children.
• Evaluate evidence-based, primary preventive screenings and interventions appropriate during preconception, pregnancy, and each stage of childhood.
• Use clinical-reasoning skills and physical diagnosis to formulate differential diagnoses for conditions in pregnancy that pose a health risk to a woman or fetus.
• Analyze clinical assessment and family data to identify instances of infant and childhood abuse and neglect and develop appropriate plans of care.
• Use clinical-reasoning skills and physical diagnosis to formulate differential diagnoses for common, minor acute primary care complaints in infancy and childhood.
• Create a plan of care for infants and children experiencing common acute minor health problems based on best practice guidelines.
• Critique and incorporate integrative and alternative treatment strategies into client care plans.
• Prepare a well-researched, evidence-based case presentation appropriate for dissemination to professional colleagues.
• Create a personalized , FNP certification-preparation plan relevant to topics presented in this course.