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pathophysiology of diseases affecting the renal, urologic, and gastrointestinal systems to determine disease management and improve patient education and health outcomes. \nThe learner evaluates the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems to determine disease management and improve patient education and health outcomes.\n\nAdvanced Pharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse\n\nThe learner integrates the practice of evidence-based medicine and pharmacology principles to effectively, safely, and responsibly make decisions to improve patient care and address underlying health concerns.\nThe learner analyzes how the nervous system is affected by neuropharmacology to improve quality of life and health outcomes.\nThe learner analyzes how pharmacology affects the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems to inform decisions that improve quality of life and health outcomes.\nThe learner synthesizes pharmacological changes for patients in the transition of care to improve the overall patient experience.\nThe learner analyzes how pharmacology affects wellness, nutrition, and women’s and men’s health to improve quality of life and health outcomes.\nThe learner analyzes how pharmacology affects the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems, as well as obesity, to improve quality of life and health outcomes.\nThe learner analyzes how pharmacology affects infectious diseases, allergies, and musculoskeletal disorders to make evidence-based decisions to improve quality of life and health outcomes.\n\nAdvanced Health Assessment for the Advanced Practice Nurse\n\nThe learner generates a comprehensive patient health assessment using subjective and objective data. \nThe learner evaluates the head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat (HEENT), lymphatic, central nervous, and psychiatric systems using a holistic assessment approach to document normal and abnormal findings and incorporate lifespan considerations.\nThe learner evaluates the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and peripheral vascular systems using a holistic assessment approach to document normal and abnormal findings and incorporate lifespan considerations. \nThe learner evaluates the gastrointestinal and urinary systems using a holistic assessment approach to document normal and abnormal findings and incorporate lifespan considerations.\nThe learner evaluates the female and male reproductive systems using a holistic assessment approach to document normal and abnormal findings and incorporate lifespan considerations. \nThe learner evaluates the musculoskeletal, integumentary, and peripheral nervous systems using a holistic assessment approach to document normal and abnormal findings and incorporate lifespan considerations.\n\nAdult Primary Care for the Advanced Practice Nurse\n\nThe learner recommends evidence-based health promotion activities to achieve optimal health outcomes in the care of adults.\nThe learner synthesizes evidence-based management of in-office health 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men, using evidence-based practice to formulate a holistic plan of care.  \nThe learner analyzes the physical and socioemotional healthcare needs of LGBTQIA populations to advocate for effective, ethically appropriate, and culturally responsive care.\nThe learner analyzes the needs of older adults and their caregivers to develop a comprehensive plan of geriatric care that maximizes health, minimizes disease burden, and promotes autonomy.  \nThe learner evaluates the needs of diverse populations to develop personalized care plans to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities.\nThe learner integrates a systems approach across the healthcare continuum by incorporating evidence-based, multimodal, and interprofessional therapies to promote high-quality patient outcomes.\n\nHealth Promotion of Patients and Populations Across the Lifespan\n\nThe learner assesses health barriers unique to specific individuals and populations, as well as determinants of health, foundations of wellness, and evidence-based lifestyle interventions, to determine health promotion and preventative care solutions.  \nThe learner evaluates the role of behavior and lifestyle intervention on wellness to enhance community and population health outcomes. \nThe learner assesses specific areas of need in the population, including the efficacy of existing community support systems, opportunities to better serve vulnerable groups, and the role of the nurse practitioner in identifying solutions.\nThe learner assesses current population health stakeholders, resources, policy, and programs to determine their effect on community health outcomes.\nThe learner proposes novel, evidence-based, collaborative, and patient-centered nursing plans to address community health needs.\nThe learner recommends innovative healthcare solutions for nurse practitioners to enable continuous improvement and address individual and community healthcare needs.\n\nFamily Nurse Practitioner Clinical Internships\n\nThe 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lifespan.\nCreate evidence-based and family-centered health plans.\nEvaluate and modify patient health plans.\n\nWGU Accreditation\n\nWGU is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. 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