Pediatrics Primary Care NP MS Curriculum

The syllabus for N41.2005 is intended for graduate students in nursing. The course provides the foundations necessary to understand elementary biostatistics and applications of biostatistics in the medical literature. It will concentrate on the interpretation and comprehension of graphical and statistical techniques that are essential components to medical research. The ability to understand basic arithmetic and high school algebra is required.

This graduate research course is designed to develop the role of the advanced practice nurse, midwife, educator, administrator, or informatics specialist as a competent research consumer. An evidence-based practice paradigm is used to promote acquisition of information literacy and critical appraisal skills which, combined with clinical judgment and patient preferences, support evidence-based decision making.

In this course, students analyze current political, social, and economic issues and trends that affect health care delivery, nursing, and health policy. The course focuses on the United States and includes global issues that affect health care systems and delivery of care. Students develop strategies for collaborating with individuals and organizations in efforts to enhance health equity and the quality of care for patients and populations of diverse racial, ethnic, gender, and other identities. The course covers credentialing of advanced practice nurses and its importance in providing high quality care. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to develop and pursue their professional goals in terms of participation and leadership in professional organizations, engaging in civic participation, and obtaining and using health policy evidence and information to advance health equity. Coursework entails individual and group assignments in both synchronous and asynchronous modes. This is a required core course for all master’s students at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and open to other NYU graduate students with permission of the instructor.

The Population-Focused Care course explores advanced practice nursing at community and population levels. Nursing contributions to core public health functions and essential public health services are considered in the context of theoretical frameworks for health communication and behavioral change to develop programs to improve the health of populations. Data sources for community health assessment and epidemiologic analyses are examined. Cultural and political competencies are also addressed.

The goal of this course is to prepare the advanced practice nurse to prescribe pharmacotherapies that improve patient care outcomes. . The student will learn to integrate his/her knowledge of basic pharmacology and pathophysiology with advanced pharmacotherapeutic principles to enhance treatment decisions and prescribe medications for the prevention and treatment of disease. Various methodologies will be used to allow the student practice in incorporating patient history, assessment, and diagnoses with consideration of the best, safest and most effective pharmacy The goal of this course is to prepare the advanced practice nurse to prescribe pharmacotherapies that improve patient care outcomes. . The student will learn to integrate his/her knowledge of basic pharmacology and pathophysiology with advanced pharmacotherapeutic principles to enhance treatment decisions and prescribe medications for the prevention and treatment of disease. Various methodologies will be used to allow the student practice in incorporating patient history, assessment, and diagnoses with consideration of the best, safest and most effective pharmacy options. An emphasis on critical analysis of the evidence according to evidence-based principles and subsequent application of the evidence into the medical and treatment plans will be fostered. Critical decision analysis will assist the student to evaluate and revise treatment plans to improve patient care.

This course provides the student the opportunity to develop advanced comprehensive history taking and physical assessment skills. Selected nursing models and concepts will be used in the collection of an expanded clinical database through history taking and physical assessment. The course contains lecture content, laboratory application and clinical hours in the outpatient setting.

The role of the Advanced Practice Nurse, (APN) with a systematic introduction to direct client care and practice management is explored. Introduction to the role of the advanced practice nurse, and the Nurse Practitioner (NP) as clinician, advocate educator, collaborator, and leader is initiated. Autonomous and collaborative practice will be emphasized. Concepts applicable to working with culturally diverse and underserved individuals and families through skills related to leadership, communication, change management, evidence based practice, and ethical decision making are addressed. Selected nursing models will be used to support role implementation in a variety of settings including those for the delivery of primary care, acute care, ambulatory care and long term health care.

This course examines theoretical concepts, research evidence, and learning models related to growth and developmental patterns experienced by children and adolescents, as well as their application to primary care settings. Interventions by advanced practice nurses that promote optimal health and well-being are applied to commonly encountered issues of growth and development throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Social, political, cultural, and legal-ethical issues that influence growth and development and health care are explored. A clinical component allows the student to apply theoretical foundations inclinical settings.

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.

The nursing process and role of the advanced practice nurse is applied in the clinical setting as a framework for managing health care of children and adolescents and their families. Students participate in client care management, including advanced assessment, health promotion, developmental appraisal, disease prevention, and management of common problems using an evidence-based practice model. Case studies integrate the concepts of diagnostic reasoning, the acquisition of advanced practice skills, and appropriate use of technology and research application in the primary care setting. This course has a minimum of 270 hours of supervised clinical experience in ambulatory care settings.

This course focuses on the diagnosis and management of episodic and acute health problems of children by the advanced practice in primary care settings. Focus is on applying critical thinking and clinical decision-making competencies to formulate differential diagnoses and develop management plans for children and their families. Students learn the role of clinician, educator, advocate, and interdisciplinary consumer of research to design and analyze therapeutic interventions that are aimed at decreasing health disparities and improving the overall health and well-being of underserved communities. Students learn an evidence-based practice model of care to assure children and families the highest quality care, and they learn from an interdisciplinary model of care to promote their best practice model of care. Concepts include health promotion; health education; anticipatory guidance; cultural, legal, and ethical issues; family involvement in the client?s care; and leadership strategies.

This course focuses on comprehensive primary care of children and families in ambulatory settings. Students synthesize knowledge to develop and evaluate management plans for children with complex and chronic health problems. Combining advanced practice skills in health assessment and diagnosis, students develop treatment plans and facilitate the client?s entry into and utilization of the health care system. Students combine the roles of clinician, educator, advocate, and interdisciplinary consumer of research design, and they implement therapeutic interventions that are aimed at decreasing health disparities and improving the overall health and well-being of underserved communities. An evidence-based practice model of care is utilized to decrease health disparities among vulnerable populations and improve their health and wellbeing. The course also emphasizes the leadership role of the advanced practice nurse in the provision of primary care to children.