Complex Problems In Family Primary Care

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify norms and variations in the populations across the lifespan and determine their significance for the wellbeing of the vulnerable and complex patient.
• Discuss comprehensive assessment for the complex patient.
• Synthesize advanced knowledge, ethics, cultural awareness, and healthcare technologies in the provision of care through a Social Determinants of Health lens.
• Create management plans for selected acute and chronic illnesses in the complex patient across the lifespan.
• Interpret exam and lab/diagnostic test findings in the management of acute and chronic illnesses in the complex patient across the lifespan.
• Apply health maintenance and management of the complex patient.
• Discuss the process of clinical reasoning and pattern recognition in the development of a differential diagnosis in complex patient.
• Recognize the importance of incorporating cultural humility in NP practice.
• Appropriately document evidence-based management plans, including billing and coding standards.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Group Assignments	10%
Capstone Project	15%
Individual Assignments	10%
Class Engagement	5%
Exams	40%
Final Exams	20%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93	A
92-85	B
84-77	C
76 or less	F

Attendance/Participation:

Regular participation is an essential component of success in this asynchronous online course. Although there are no scheduled class meetings, students are expected to engage consistently with course materials, complete assigned learning activities, and submit all assignments by the posted deadlines. Regular participation promotes learning, supports academic success, and helps students remain on pace with the course.

Attendance in an asynchronous course is demonstrated through active engagement, which includes reviewing course content, completing assigned readings and learning activities, participating in required discussion boards, and submitting assignments, quizzes, and examinations by their respective due dates.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Bickley, L.S., Szilagyi, P.G., Hoffman, R.M., & Soriano, R. P. (2023) Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 1975210530 (13th ed.)
• Dains, J. E., Baumann, L. C., & Scheibel, P. (2023). Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care-E-Book: Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. (7th ed)
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)(2025) https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/
• StatPearls Publishing. (2026). StatPearls. National Library of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/