NURS 572 - Differential Diagnoses And Primary Care Of Women Practicum

Credit(s): 2
This course focuses on delivery of advanced nursing care of women throughout the lifespan. Focus is placed on acute or chronic illness, gynecological disorders, pregnancy, and reproductive changes. Emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary, culturally congruent health promotion, health maintenance, disease prevention, genetic counseling, and treatment of women’s health issues throughout the lifespan. Students receive broad exposure to a number of women’s reproductive and health issues in different community settings. Health assessment and maintenance as well as disease identification and treatment will be presented on a wellness to illness continuum. Students will develop a women-centered holistic approach to care-the central concept in women’s health nursing practice. There will be significant focus on the issues of health aging, sexuality, urogynecologic and hormonal changes affecting women as they move beyond the childbearing years.

Course Level: Graduate