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 will be 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 will be addressed. Selected geriatric syndromes encountered across care settings will be examined. This course contains clinicals with didactics.
Prerequisites
NU331