NURS 722 Primary Care II: Pediatric and Woman's Health/Reproductive Care
This course utilizes the Schuler Nurse Practitioner Practice Model and other nursing theories to focus on evidence-based prevention concepts, health maintenance, diagnosis, and management of specific health conditions for pediatric, women/men's reproductive health. Students demonstrate increasing proficiency in advanced assessment, differential diagnosis skill development and diagnostic reasoning skills. There is an introduction to social determinants of health and genetic/genomic considerations. Students develop increase proficiency with patient centered evidence-based plans of care across the lifespan.
Prerequisites
3 Graduate credits
Effective May 7, 2026 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Evaluate laboratory and diagnostic studies related to select health conditions across the lifespan.
- Utilize evidence-based principles in the management of common health problems (acute and chronic) of infants, children, and adolescents.
- Develop holistic and culturally sensitive primary care for women, pregnant women, infants, children, adolescents, and LGTBQI+ patients based on knowledge of etiology, clinical findings, differential diagnosis, and nursing theory.
- Develop an appropriate evidenced-based plan of care for both acute and chronic health problems across the lifespan.
- Use appropriate references and consultation to implement pharmaceutical regimen(s) with emphasis on pediatric and reproductive health across the lifespan.
- Continue and finalize mentor/mentee partnership.
- Students will understand the impact of social determinants of health on patient outcomes.
- Interpreting family history and genetic risk factors when providing care across the lifespan.