Clinical Practicum: Management of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family

Course Description

This course provides advanced practice nursing students in the FNP track the clinical experience to apply the theoretical concepts studied in Theory: Clinical Management of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family course. The course focuses on systemic assessment of these families status incorporating health promotion, health maintenance and delivery of care strategies. In addition, the clinical experience will foster skills in the planning and implementation of care for childrearing families with an altered health status. The clinical experience can take in a variety of practice settings.

Course Objectives

In this clinical practicum the student will perform histories and physical examinations. The students will focus on the diagnosis and management of childbearing and childrearing families through conception, pregnancy, postpartum and the care of children from infancy through adolescence with developmental and acute/chronic health care needs in a primary care setting. This clinical practicum will allow the student to integrate the theoretical knowledge obtained in their didactic courses with clinical practice in the preparation to deliver high quality, evidence-based primary care. Upon completion of this clinical practicum the FNP student will be able to:

1.Perform an efficient health history and a relevant, orderly and complete physical examination for the childbearing or childrearing patient, and analyze data from the history and physical to prioritize interventions based on the severity and complexity of the health problem.

2. Diagnose medical alterations of the patient based on an understanding of pathophysiology a and an accurate interpretation of data from the history, physical exam, laboratory, and diagnostic tests.

3. Communicate and record accurate and concise findings related to patient care management while maintaining patient confidentiality throughout all aspects of the relationship.

4. Develop a comprehensive management plan, in partnership with the patient or the family, based on medical alterations of the patient, and evaluate plans of care.

5. Provide health promotion and disease management for patients, families, and communities while taking into consideration culture, race, gender, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, social class, economic situations and alternative health care practices using current guidelines.

6. Implement safe, accessible, cost-effective quality evidence-based care utilizing the current healthcare system which includes interprofessional collaboration, referral, and co-management of patients where appropriate to provide effective care.

7. Identify community and family support resources available to assist patients and their families while promoting self-advocacy.