Pediatric Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing I

3 credits

This course focuses on promoting optimal physical, mental, and socioemotional health of pediatric populations through evidence-based, trauma-informed, ethical and reflective practice, leadership and advocacy. Emphasis is placed on utilizing child/family-centered theoretical, evidence-based, cost-effective clinical approaches to the promotion of growth and development. Assessment, diagnosis and management of common pediatric primary health concerns are addressed within the context of nursings unique perspective and a biopsychosocial, relational, developmental framework. The process of clinical decision-making is cultivated throughout the course. The effects on patient outcomes of bias, structural racism, gender, ableism, social determinants of health and health inequities are integrated throughout.