Nursing in Chronic Illness II and End-of-Life Care

Catalog description

Builds on NRS 111, Foundations of Nursing in Chronic Illness 1. Expands the student’s clinical judgement related to chronic disease management, including symptom management, family care giving concerns, palliative care, and end of life concepts. Include patient focus in chronic physical and mental health conditions, disabilities affecting functional status, as well as issues impacting family relationships. Explores ethical issues related to advocacy, self-determination, and autonomy as well as diversity, equity and justice. Covers legal considerations related to nursing practice with chronic health populations, such as those at end-of-life and experiencing mental health disorders. Provides demonstrations of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills associated with the assessment and management of increasingly complex comorbidities within the context of patient and/or family centered care. Expands on the concepts of enhancing therapeutic communication and collaboration as a member of an interprofessional team and across health care settings. Includes classroom and clinical learning experiences. Prerequisite: NRS 111.