Week 8: Evaluation and Management of Renal and Genitourinary Conditions As a nurse or as an individual, you may have topics that are easier to discuss than others. From your perspective, there may be body systems easier to examine and explain with pediatric patients and families than others. Much may depend on a patient’s age […]

Week 7: Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Conditions Consider aspects of daily life that we focus on most, and certainly high on the list, if not at the very top of the chart, is food. Our first concern may be how to have adequate food or nourishing food or food that just tastes really good. […]

Assignment and, based on the Learning Resources, the types of gastrointestinal conditions that may be waiting for you in your virtual office on the i-Human platform. Have in mind GI conditions that you would particularly like to address in the avatar setting. Also reflect on your previous i-Human case studies and consider a child of […]

This 100-question exam will include topics covered in Weeks 1–6. It is designed to test your knowledge in preparation for your Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam and also simulates the conditions you will experience in that testing environment. No outside resources, including books, notes, websites, or any other type of resource, are to be used […]

Module 2 comes to a close this week, and to gauge your understanding of the key topics in this module, you have your second Knowledge Check of 20 questions to answer. Recall your experience with the Module 1 Knowledge Check in Week 3 and, as needed, alter your approach to reviewing the Learning Resources or […]

Week 6: Evaluation and Management of Dermatological Conditions Whoever first coined the phrase, it’s only skin deep, meaning something of not great importance or consequence, either lived a charmed life of no dermatological disorders, or had a high tolerance for discomfort. From infancy to adolescence, skin rashes and eruptions can wreak havoc for children physically. […]

Week 5: Evaluation and Management of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Conditions Respiratory disorders are a natural next focus from EENT, given the nostrils and epiglottis are part of the upper respiratory tract. And a stuffy or runny nose, and a scratchy or sore throat are among the symptoms of familiar upper respiratory conditions like the common […]

Welcome to another i-Human Case Study. Take a moment to imagine a child and family you might meet. Based on the Learning Resources for this week, consider eye, ear, nose, and throat (EENT) conditions you may identify frequently as a Family Nurse Practitioner and those that may be more unusual. Also consider what aspects of […]

Think of all the common sayings that use parts of the body to convey strong emotions, even though, taken literally, they make little sense. For example, “I’m all ears!”, meaning you’re very eager to hear what somebody has to say. But everyone has only two ears and when those two ears are working properly, in […]

Week 4: Evaluation and Management of EENT Conditions It is the first thing you observe as you meet a young patient—the child’s face: eyes, ears, nose, mouth. So, as this course on primary care shifts from a focus on a child’s whole-body growth and development to specific body structures and systems, it is natural to […]