Course Description
Course Description
The Primary Care RN Certificate course is self-paced and consists of 5 modules. Modules review common issues in contemporary primary care settings and incorporate how changes to patient care delivery systems impact RN practice. The course describes how the RN can practice to the full extent of his/her license in:
- preventative care
- quality and legal and ethical issues
- interprofessional collaboration
- acute and chronic care management
This broad overview of primary care will help RNs currently working in acute or long-term care to become familiar with primary care terminology, concepts, and basic skills. Every module culminates in a twenty to twenty-five-question, multiple-choice exam that assesses your mastery of the learning outcomes.
This self-paced course is designed to be completed within a few weeks or up to a maximum of 6 months based on the learner’s preference. This course provides 50 nursing contact hours. The UNC School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The course modules include:
- Module 1: Contemporary Nursing in the Primary Care Setting
- Module 2: Primary Care Funding, Systems and Principles of Quality and Safety
- Module 3: Role of the RN in the Primary Care Setting
- Module 4: The RN management of common chronic and acute complaints in the primary care setting
- Module 5: Policies, Procedures, and Protocols in Primary Care