NURS2750 — Nutrition and the Role of the Professional Nurse
NURS 2750 - Nutrition and the Role of the Professional Nurse NURS 2750 - Nutrition and the Role of the Professional Nurse Catalog Description This course introduces the student to the role of the nurse in promoting and supporting nutritional health. Emphasis is on the role nutrition plays in health promotion/prevention of illness, recovery from acute illness and/or management of chronic illness. Students learn to access evidence to support healthy nutritional choices that reduce risk factors for disease and/or illness across the lifespan. Students explore how culture, ethnicity, socio-economic status, nutritional trends and controversies, and integrative therapies influence the nutritional health of the client. Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): Full admission to the Nursing Program Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 2114 Corequisite(s): NURS 2700 or NURS 2720 Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Completion of CNA certification