NURSNG682 Primary Care of the Family Practicum III and Capstone
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.
Course Video
Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
Academic Information
Credits: 6
Schedule & Fee
Dates: Jun 1 - Aug 26
Class #: 1962
Course Fee: $2670
Lab Fee: $55
Total Course Fee: $2725
Instructor
Mary Aruda
mary.aruda@umb.edu
Book Information
  1. 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
  2. Burns, C. , Richardson, B., & Brady, M. (2010) Pediatric primary care case studies. Sudbury Ma: Jones and Bartlett
  3. Callahan, T. & Caughey, A. (2009). Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott. ISBN 978-0-7817-8249-4.
  4. Duderstadt, K. (2006). Pediatric physical examination. St. Louis: CV Mosby. ISBN-13: 9780323019040
  5. 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
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 meetings in Wimba Classroom will be:
  • June 7, 2010, Monday, 7:15-9p (Orientation)
  • June 28, Monday, 7:15-10p (Case Presentations)
  • June 29, Tuesday, 7:15-10p (Case Presentations)
  • August 9, Monday, 7:15-10p (GNOME Presentations)
  • August 10, Tuesday, 7:15-10p (GNOME Presentations)