Theory Management of Adult Patients

Course Description

This course provides the nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and experience to diagnose and manage individuals with common health problems, including acute episodic illness. Emphasis is placed on assisting adults to reach or maintain the highest level of health and functioning, with a focus on health promotion, health maintenance, and primary care management of common problems encountered by adult patients.

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate the ability to take and analyze environmental, historical, psychosocial, physical and diagnostic findings in order to arrive at a differential diagnosis.

2. Develop and evaluate a plan of care for health promotion, health maintenance, and age appropriate screening tests that take into consideration the biophysical, psychosocial, and cultural demands of the individual patient and family.

3. Identify safe, ethical, culturally aware, evidence based care for patients who have common illnesses in order to integrate theoretical knowledge of current evidence based medicine and interventions into practice.

4. Determine interventions that optimize health, minimize harm and enhance quality of life while promoting patient self-determination.

5. Delineate the role of the family nurse practitioner in illness management specific to the patient, family and community.

6. Determine appropriate interprofessional collaboration, utilizing community resources and specialists in order to optimize the health and wellness of the patient and family.