Health Promotion, Wellness, and Safety Across the Lifespan

Catalog description

Prerequisite or corequisite: NRS 215 Corequisite: NRS 230 (Admission to the major) This course will introduce foundational concepts and skills in the form of nursing health promotion strategies to facilitate individual and group wellness and safety across the lifespan. The development of disease states and methods to prevent or decrease risk factors will be discussed. Emphasis is on the role of the professional nurse in planning and implementing nursing care, effective teaching, and interventional behaviors for individuals and families. Emphasis will be placed on normal growth and developmental changes across the lifespan addressing health promotion, wellness, and safety concerns in the care of patients.