Wellness and Illness III

Catalog description

This clinical course builds upon the Wellness and Illness II and complements the co and pre-requisite courses giving students the opportunity to examine acute and chronic alterations in wellness of families, individuals, and groups across the lifespan. The primary focus is on providing culturally-competent, evidence-based care to the childbearing family and to pediatric and adolescent populations. The spectrum of coping and stress will be discussed using exemplars from each vulnerable population. In this course adult and gerontological topics are also discussed as related to the childbearing female. Students will apply concepts from previous courses and critically explore interrelationships between physical and psychosocial co-morbidities. Students will intentionally apply the nursing process as appropriate in the care of clients to include family dynamics and therapeutic communication with a focus on evaluation. The clinical skills lab, clinical simulation lab, and off-site clinical experiences will engage students in nursing care of childbearing, pediatric, and adolescent clients.