NURSNG682 Primary Care of the Family Practicum III and Capstone
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Course Description
Students further refine skills in critical thinking in the application of theory and research to practice. Assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health teaching strategies are applied to a continuum of health promotion/illness problems with a focus on the primary care of women, infants, and children. Seminars are grounded in learning the application of theory and research to the domains of practice of the family nurse practitioner, including the management of patient health and illness and the teaching-coaching function of the nurse practitioner and ensuring the quality of health care practices. Interdisciplinary collaborative practice skills are developed. Students develop role competencies under the supervision of nurse practitioner preceptors and faculty in urban health care settings.

Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here.
Academic Information
Credits: 6
Schedule & Fee
Dates: Sep 13 - Dec 10
Class #: 15346
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total Course Fee: $2725
Instructor
Deborah White
dwhite87@comcast.net | Bio
Book Information
Required Text:
  1. American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians Subcommittee on Management of Acute Otitis Media. Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media. Pediatrics, 113:5, 2004. Posted on web CTalso/download PDF file to your computer. http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;113/5/1451
  2. Boynton, Dunn, & Stephens (2010). Manual of ambulatory pediatrics (6th. ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott. ISBN10: 0781788749; ISBN13: 9780781788748
  3. Bernstein, P., Badteman, D., & Grant, K. (eds) Obstetrics. http://www.angelfire.com/md2/liaquatian/obs.pdf
  4. Burns, C. E., Barber, N. Brady, M. A., & Dunn, M. A. (2009). Pediatric Primary Care: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners. (4 ed). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-4087-3; ISBN-10: 1-4160-4087-0
  5. Burns, C. , Richardson, B., & Brady, M. (2010) Pediatric primary care case studies. Sudbury Ma: Jones and Bartlett
  6. Callahan, T. L. & Caughey, A. B. (2009) Obstetrics and Gynecology (5th ed). Baltimore: Wolters Kluwer.
  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Managing Acute Gastroenteritis Among Children: Oral Rehydration, Maintenance, and Nutritional Therapy. (American Academy of Pediatrics Policy) MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 (RR-16):1-16.
  8. Duderstadt, K. (2006). Pediatric physical examination. St. Louis: CV Mosby. ISBN-13: 9780323019040
  9. Hagan, J. F., Shaw, J. S., Duncan, P. eds. (2008). Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents. American Academy of Pediatrics. Available at https://www.nfaap.org/netforum/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?site=nf.aap.org&webcode=aapbks_productdetail&key=68eca6db-7d0d-4ffd-b264-a334b9876ea6
  10. Promoting Mental Health http://brightfutures.aap.org/pdfs/Guidelines_PDF/4-Promoting_Mental_Health.pdf
  11. Periodicity Guide http://brightfutures.aap.org/pdfs/Guidelines_PDF/20-Appendices_PeriodicitySchedule.pdf
  12. Pocket Guide http://brightfutures.aap.org/3rd_Edition_Guidelines_and_Pocket_Guide.html

Recommended Text:
  1. American Academy of Pediatrics. Bright futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents. Available on line at www.aap.org/bst/showdetl.cfm?&DID=15&Product_ID=4367&CatID=132 (For clinical, a pocket resource to performing well child physical exams).
  2. Pickering, LK., Baker, CJ., Kimberlin, DW., Long, SS. Eds. Red Book 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 28th ed. Elk Grove Village, Ill. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009.
  3. Barrows, H.S., & Pickell, G.C. (1991). Developing clinical problem solving skills. New York: Norton & Company. (An easy read if you are a entering the program and are not familiar with diagnostic reasoning. From your prior APN role)
  4. Eaton, J.A., & Cappiello, J.D. (1998). A day in the office: Case studies in primary care. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby.
  5. Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC). 7th Report of the JNC. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2007.
  6. Lawrence RA, Lawrence RM. Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession. 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 2005.
  7. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health, 2007.
  8. McElmurry, B. J., Tyska, C., Parker, Spreen, R., (2000). Primary health care. National League for Nursing. Sudbury MA: Jones and Bartlett.
  9. Neinstein, L. S, ed. (2008). Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins.
  10. Parker, S, & Zuckerman, B. (2005). Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics: A Handbook for Primary Care, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams
  11. Wright, L. & Leahey, M. (2005). Nurses and families. (4th ed). Philadelphia: FA: Davis.
  12. Zitelli, BJ, Davis HW, eds. (2007). Color Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis, 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.