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Oct 07, 2024
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ARCHIVED 2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Primary Care Certificate
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At the completion of this Primary Care Certificate the learner will be able to: Primary Care in the 21st Century - Recognize the impact of leadership and rapid change on the primary care team and utilize Change Management tools to lead the team in successful management of the change process
- Articulate the variety of professionals providing patient care services across the continuum of primary care and describe their role and responsibilities
- Recognize and describe specific initiatives having an impact on the changing landscape of health care delivery including Accountable Care Organizations and Patient Centered Medical Homes
Population Health - Analyze different definitions of population health and the role of population health in health outcomes
- Synthesize conditions and factors that influence the health of populations over the course of life
- Analyze the factors and social determinates associated with vulnerable populations
Role of the RN in Primary Care - Demonstrate expertise in all aspects of triage care delivery in primary care, including best practices to ensure optimum patient care that is also compliant with staff role limitations
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret quality metric and other data and implement strategies to improve those metrics
- Analyze current and future state of delivery of case management services in primary care
Informatics in Primary Care - Demonstrate skill in the analysis, design, and implementation of information systems including the outpatient electronic health record, the patient portal, patient registries, reporting modules and health information exchange modalities
- Analyze the communication between nurse clinicians, the medical office team and information technology personnel
- Evaluate information systems that capture critical nursing, patient and clinical information and their clinical and administrative uses
Leader and Educator in Primary Care - Analyze selected leadership literature and describe the relevance to your role as a leader in primary care
- Apply principles of organizing and writing effective reports, proposals and business correspondence
- Demonstrate knowledge of effective communication, delegation and negotiation skills
Quality Improvement and Safety in Primary Care - Identify the ethical and legal responsibilities of the RN related to Quality and Safety Education for nurses (QSEN) including knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) related to patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement (QI), safety, and informatics
- Identify forces influencing health care safety and quality including the role of national health care accreditation organizations
- Analyze the efforts to increase health care transparency, improve public reporting of health care, and reduce unwarranted variation in health care safety and quality
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The Purpose of the Primary Care Certificate
This certificate will prepare baccalaureate nurses to function at the highest level of their license in all aspects of inter-professional primary care. Nurses will be prepared to function as leaders and educators providing excellent care in patient-centered health maintenance, prevention of illness, chronic disease management, triage, case management, quality metrics and population health. |
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