MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty Courses
GNFN 500 Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care - 1 credit
Concurrent with GPNG 509 Physical Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing
The course focuses on theories of physical assessment and diagnosis across the life span. Use of the Synergy Model will guide discussions on theoretical frameworks from nursing and other disciplines to develop a client database and a differential diagnosis of common client complaints encountered in primary health care practice settings. Patient characteristics, nursing competencies, and outcomes explicated in the Synergy Model will guide discussion on the process of clinical problem solving and hypothesis generation and testing.
GNFN 501 Family Counseling - 2 credits
The focus of this course is to enhance understanding of family structure, roles and functions. The impact of these concepts on family functioning will be explored. Family interviewing and assessment techniques will be explored as a basis for family interventions within primary care. The framework for the course is based on the synergy model.
GNFN 502 Primary Care of the Childbearing Age Family in Health and Illness - 4 credits
Prerequisite: GPFN 500 Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care
The focus of this course is providing comprehensive primary health care to individuals, families, specifically the childbearing- age population. The use of the Synergy Model will guide the discussion of client characteristics, nursing competencies, the health care system outcomes in a chosen area. Emphasis is on assessment of health states, nursing and medical management of common health problems, health education, health promotion, and disease prevention common to individuals and families of childbearing age.
GNFN 503 Primary Care of the Maturing Family in Health and Illness - 4 credits
The focus of this course is providing comprehensive primary care to adults, older adults,, and maturing families. The use of the Synergy Model will guide the discussion of client characteristics, nursing competencies, and health cares system outcomes in a chosen area. Emphasis is on assessment of health states, nursing and medical management of common health problems, health education, health promotion and disease prevention common to adults, older adults, and maturing families. Community health and concepts of cultural competency as well as the Synergy Model are integrated into practice settings.
GNFN 504 Clinical Diagnosis and Management Principles of the Family in Primary Health Care - 4 credits
In this course, the student applies knowledge and skills previously learned to function as a provider of comprehensive primary health care to individuals and families across the lifespan within the context of the community. Emphasis is on the assessment of the health state, nursing and medical management of common acute and chronic health problems, health education, health promotion, and disease prevention.
GNFN 505 Role Seminar I for Advanced Practice Nursing - 1 credit
The focus of the course is on the synthesis of role theory and issues unique to the role of the advanced practice nurse. Professional issues, models of practice including the Synergy Model, and the role of the advanced practice nurse in primary health care and health promotion in regard to the competencies of clinical judgment, advocacy, caring, collaboration, systems thinking, diversity issues, and facilitation of learning within the clinical practice are emphasized.
GNFN 506 Advanced Practice Clinical Preceptorship - 4 credits
In this course, the student functions as a provider of comprehensive primary health care and provides evidenced based practices to prevent disease, promote, maintain, and/or restore the health of clients and/or families within a setting of the student’s choice. The student applies knowledge and skills previously learned and continues to develop and refine competencies for primary care nurse practitioner practice that build on client, nurse, and health care systems outcomes as explicated in the Synergy Model.
GNFN 507 Role Seminar II for Advanced Practice Nursing - 1 credit
The focus of the course is on the synthesis of role theory and issues unique to the specific role of the advanced practice nurse practitioner. Management of clinical cases will be emphasized, based on theoretical understanding of professional, ethical, legal, and social issues, as well as models of practice, the synergy model in regard to systems thinking and the role of the nurse practitioner in health care management and health promotion.