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Dec 07, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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NURS 755 - Role of the FNP in Managing Acute Illnesses in Primary Care (3 units)
Introduces students to commonly occurring primary care conditions. Management focuses on diagnosis, prevention, intervention and evaluation. Includes clients across the lifespan.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. utilize knowledge, skills, and theory from previous coursework and current evidence to assess, diagnose, and manage acute episodic illness.
2. provide comprehensive, holistic health education, promotion and maintenance interventions to clients and their families.
3. formulate approaches to care that include traditional, integrative/complementary therapies.
4. begin to integrate the nine (9) Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies which include the following: Scientific Foundation, Leadership, Quality, Practice Inquiry, Technology and Information Literacy, Policy, Health Delivery System, Ethics, and Independent Practice. The patient is defined as the individual, family, group, and/or community.
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