NURS2801 — Nursing Lifespan Health
NURS 2801 - Nursing Lifespan Health NURS 2801 - Nursing Lifespan Health 6 Credits This course focuses on the nursing care of clients experiencing chronic and/or end-of-life disruptions of health across the lifespan. Emphasis is on exploring client and family responses to actual or potential health alterations. The pathophysiology and nursing care of selected disease processes are explored. Focus is placed on developing and applying the empiric, ethical, aesthetic and self-knowledge required when providing nursing care to clients with chronic and/or end-of-life conditions. Provides a comprehensive understanding of chronic disease processes while facilitating critical thinking and analysis of pathophysiological concepts. Evidence-informed practice is emphasized as a basis for safe and efficacious quality nursing care. Utilize scientific theories and concepts to build an understanding of the manifestations of chronic pathophysiological conditions. Explain the common mechanisms of chronic disease progression in the human body. Provide safe and quality client care as a member and leader within the interprofessional/paraprofessional team. Utilize evidence, theory, clinical judgment, interdisciplinary perspectives, and client preferences in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care. Integrate nursing assessment and pathophysiologic knowledge when developing plans of care for clients with chronic health conditions. Apply current best practices for nursing care by utilizing d
Prerequisites: NURS2721, NURS2791, NURS2731, NURS2701, NURS2741