Aug 17, 2025  
2025-2026 SJC Online Catalog 
    
2025-2026 SJC Online Catalog
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NP 620 - Family Theory: Older Adult


Provides a problem-based case approach to explore the theories and practice of health care for adults, families and communities in late adulthood in concordance with nationally recognized nurse practitioner competencies. The course is designed to provide experience with the assessment, diagnoses, planning, and management and health promotion for elder persons as well as those with complex conditions or multiple chronic conditions.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites - NP 618 and NP 619

Co-requisite can be NP 621

 

Assignment Overview

  • Assignments: Varied throughout the term
  • Interactivity: Discussion Boards
  • Final Assessment: None


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

  • Uses ethical principles when making decisions based on the patient visit.
  • Discuss health care across the lifespan incorporating ethical, legal, cultural, economic, political and psychosocial principles.
  • Demonstrate appropriate and effective oral and written communication with older adults, their families, and other health care professionals.
  • Integrates teaching and learning principles and environmental data in providing culturally humble care and developing the role of the family nurse practitioner as health educator.
  • Illustrate the elements of developmentally appropriate comprehensive and focused health histories and physical examinations for older adults.
  • Use current research related to diagnostic and treatment protocols to improve the delivery of health care to older adults.
  • Interpret the effectiveness of interventions and care management strategies in improving the health status of individuals.
  • Synthesize the theoretical, scientific and contemporary clinical knowledge for the evidence based assessment and management of both health and illness states in older adults.
  • Apply research, adaptation and related theories to develop management plans for health promotion, disease prevention, and stable chronic illnesses for older adults.


Credits: 3



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