NURS 747 - Primary Care Procedures for APRNs

(3 credits)

This course examines the indications, and provides the knowledge and skills to perform common procedures according current healthcare standards, in a primary care clinic or other healthcare setting. Procedures may include but are not limited to: simple and complex suturing, splinting and casting, skin biopsies, incision and drainage, foreign body removal, placement of provider dependent birth control devices, endometrial biopsy, ingrown toenail removal, and joint injections. Prerequisites: NURS 619 - Advanced Health Assessment or equivalent, enrolled in a DNP-APRN program and nearing entry or completion of APRN role courses, or instructor permission. P/NC only. Offered annually on Rochester campus.

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