Management of Complex Adult Health Problems
One course of a three-course sequence, MSN 449 is designed to prepare the Nurse Practitioner to assume the responsibility for coordination and management of adult/older adult health care. A major focus of the course is to prepare the student to assess and manage selected complex health problems of adults/older adults in primary care settings. Indications for collaboration, consultation, and/or referral to other health care providers are emphasized as an integral part of the nurse practitioner's role. The accompanying practicum offers the student an opportunity to exercise critical judgment and implement theoretical knowledge in the management of care of adults/older adults who are experiencing complex health problems.
Outcomes: 1) Analyze pathophysiologic and psychosocial components of complex health problems while doing client assessments; 2) Select appropriate and cost effective diagnostic tests and procedures for complex health problems; 3) Choose appropriate and cost effective traditional and alternative therapeutic approaches in the management of complex health problems, with emphasis on health restoration and maintenance; 4) Formulate prognoses and expected outcomes for persons with complex health problems; 5) Determine when consultation and collaboration with and referral to appropriate health care providers are necessary; 6) Design an appropriate plan of care for the adult /older adult with complex health problems synthesizing knowledge from ethics, research, and biological, behavioral, and nursing science; 7) Evaluate the management outcomes of adults with complex health problems and revise management as appropriate.
Outcomes: 1) Analyze pathophysiologic and psychosocial components of complex health problems while doing client assessments; 2) Select appropriate and cost effective diagnostic tests and procedures for complex health problems; 3) Choose appropriate and cost effective traditional and alternative therapeutic approaches in the management of complex health problems, with emphasis on health restoration and maintenance; 4) Formulate prognoses and expected outcomes for persons with complex health problems; 5) Determine when consultation and collaboration with and referral to appropriate health care providers are necessary; 6) Design an appropriate plan of care for the adult /older adult with complex health problems synthesizing knowledge from ethics, research, and biological, behavioral, and nursing science; 7) Evaluate the management outcomes of adults with complex health problems and revise management as appropriate.