Clinical Applications for the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

1 credits · School of Nursing

This course builds on knowledge of advanced health assessment with focus on synthesis and clinical applications in the pediatric acute care population. Diverse, case-based, clinical experiences are used to develop proficiency in history taking and focused physical exam of children and adolescents within the context of family centered care. Synthesis of objective and subjective findings to develop differential diagnoses for conditions common to the pediatric acute care population is emphasized. [1]