This course addresses advanced clinical reasoning and clinical judgment the nurse uses when promoting, maintaining, and restoring health in young, middle, and older adults. Contemporary health issues and concerns of these age groups are studied with emphasis on selected concepts including, but not limited to, circulation, homeostasis, movement, perfusion, protection, and respiration. The impact of health promotion practices, developmental stages, illness, cultural diversity, and spirituality on patients/clients is addressed. Selected geriatric syndromes encountered across care settings are examined. This course contains clinicals with didactics.
Prerequisites