Pediatric Primary Care and Practicum I

This course emphasizes the normal patterns of health promotion and health maintenance. Assessment, diagnosis, and management of common pediatric problems are examined in the context of primary care provided to well infants and children. Theoretical concepts, research evidence, and clinical-practice- models-related issues encountered in the primary care of infants and children are examined as well as their application to primary care and advanced practice-nursing interventions. Interventions by advanced practice nurses that promote optimal health and wellbeing are applied to commonly encountered issues of growth and development throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Social, political, cultural, and legal-ethical issues that influence primary pediatric health care are explored. Emphasis is on mutual clinical decision making using an evidence based, interdisciplinary care model for the well child in primary care settings. This course has a minimum of 145 hours of supervised clinical experiences in ambulatory care settings.