COURSE DETAIL
NURS:6104 Essentials of Pediatric Primary Care: Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Credit hours: 3 per Semester
Cluster: Children, Parents and Families, Advanced Nursing Practice
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Course Level: Doctoral Advanced
Course Type: DNP
IPE: No
Course Open to: DNP Students
Institution:The University of Iowa
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Pre-requisites: Prior graduate work in the infant, child, and adolescent population is suggested.
Course Description: This course builds on prior graduate course work to enhance foundational knowledge and skills in the infant, child, and adolescent population. Students will apply essential concepts of pediatric primary care to identify, diagnose, and manage health issues. Emphasis is placed on concepts such as growth and development, anticipatory guidance, and common pediatric health concerns that are managed in ambulatory health care systems. Core concepts for this course: evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, pediatric primary care management, diagnostic and laboratory evaluation, history and physical examination, critical thinking, family centered care, community and environment, and growth and development.
Method of Instruction: asynchronous
Delivery Platform: Canvas
Campus visits required: No
Course Contact: Lin Pierce
email: lin-pierce@uiowa.edu
Tuition: NEXus Common Price
Other considerations:
Available Seats by Semester for this course:
SUMMER 2021
Section: 0EWX
Instructor:
Seats: 3
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 06-14-21
End Date: 08-05-21