NURS 730

This course enables students to extend their knowledge and practice skills in northern primary health care setting with an emphasis on the development of core family nurse practitioner competencies related to caring for perinatal women, infants, children, and adolescents. Emphasis is placed on health promotion and illness/injury prevention strategies and on chronic self-care management. Situations requiring physician referral and managing rapidly changing conditions are also addressed. This two-part course, which consists of on-site practice, seminars, and a clinical practicum, includes a structured clinical evaluation.