NRNP 6531: Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan

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Student Support and Calendar Information So you have all key information available to you off-line, it is highly recommended that you print the following items for your reference: This Syllab... us, including the Course Schedule that is linked on this page as a PDF Course Calendar Support, Guidelines, and Policies Credit Hours 3 credits in 11 weeks Walden University assigns credit hours based on the number and type of assignments that enable students to achieve the course learning objectives. In general, each semester credit equals about 42 hours of total student work and each quarter credit equals about 28 hours of total student work. This time requirement represents an approximate average for undergraduate work and the minimum expectations for graduate work. The number and kind of activities estimated to fulfill time requirements will vary by degree level and student learning style, and by student familiarity with the delivery method and course content. Course Description In this course, students learn how nurse practitioners master the art and science of clinical decision making among adult populations across the lifespan. Students focus on the diagnosis and management of primary healthcare needs and problems of the adult across the lifespan. They engage in a variety of course assignments that focus on physical and behavioral disease processes central to diagnosing conditions as well as planning, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic treatment programs for acute illnesses commonly encountered in a primary healthcare setting. Course Prerequisites NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology NURS 6512: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning / NURS 6521: Advanced Pharmacology Course Learning Outcomes By the conclusion of this course, you should be able to: Analyze professional growth and development related to advanced nursing practice Analyze conditions of body systems for the adult patient Formulate diagnoses for adult patients Create adult patient treatment options Synthesize key terms, concepts, and principles related to the primary care of adults across the lifespan College of Nursing Alignment of Learner Outcomes Click on the following link to access the College of Nursing Alignment of Learner Outcomes: Course Materials Please visit the University bookstore via your Walden student portal to ensure you are obtaining the correct version of any course texts and/or materials noted in the following section. When you receive your materials, make sure that all required items are included. Course Text Note: If the print edition of these books are referenced here, electronic versions also may be available and may be acceptable for use in this course. If an electronic version is listed, no print version is available. Other readings (journal articles, websites, book excerpts, etc.) are assigned throughout the course and may be found within each Module. Media Document: NRNP 6531 College of Nursing Alignment of Learner Outcomes (PDF) Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2021). Primary care: Interprofessional collaborative practice (6 ed.). Elsevier. th / Assigned course media elements may be found in one or more modules of the course and are available via a streaming media player or a hyperlink to the individual item. Dedicated Support for Course Media You may use the following e-mail address and toll-free number for any questions or concerns you have about media in the course. Primary and Secondary Sources Review the following information prior to selecting resources for assignments. Primary: A primary source is an original document that is the first account of what happened. A research report is primary, and you can tell because it includes materials and methods demonstrating how the research was done. Some creative work is also primary, such as poetry, novels, and interviews of people who experienced something firsthand. In nursing, which is an evidence- based discipline, we strive to use primary research that is published in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. Scholarly, peer-reviewed journal: Scholarly journals publish papers by professional authors and experts in the field using a peer-review process to review the work and assure quality before publishing. The focus of a scholarly journal is to provide accurate information for scholars and other researchers. The focus is on content rather than advertising, a direct contrast to popular media. Scholarly journals publish both primary and secondary papers, the former usually is noted as original research and the latter as reviews and commentaries. Letters to the editor may also be published but should be recognized as opinion pieces. Note: When selecting articles for course assignments, you are advised (unless you are referencing seminal information) to focus on work published within the past 5 years. Secondary: A secondary source is one step removed from the original source. This work interprets and often compiles other work, and it includes review articles, textbooks, fact sheets, and commentaries about a topic. It also includes news reports of original research. Secondary work is more prone to error and bias than primary work because it is being filtered through an additional E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 1-877-238-2963 / person or persons. Review papers can be useful to glean information about a topic and to find other sources from the reference list, but it is the original, primary research that should be relied on most heavily in demonstrating scholarship, depth, and validation of factual information. [Show More]

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