NRSG 6258 — Primary Care Conditions Through the Adult Life Span
4 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Covers knowledge and skills essential for primary healthcare provision to middle adolescents, adults, and older adults. Emphasizes assessment, diagnosis, and management of minor acute illnesses and stabilized chronic conditions in community and long-term care settings. Integrates pathophysiology and pharmacology principles with clinical decision-making frameworks. Offers students an opportunity to develop competencies in interdisciplinary collaboration, consultation, and appropriate referral and to apply evidence-based approaches to common primary care presentations while considering epidemiology, risk factors, and health equity. Supports transition toward independent clinical practice through case-based learning and clinical reasoning.