Nursing’s Role in Health Promotion

Catalog description

Course content broadens the student’s understanding of beginner novice nursing practice in evidenced-based health promotion and maintenance through a foundational platform of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Foundational concepts regarding the nurse’s role and the nursing process are emphasized. Content targets health-altering events identified by various health care databases. Subsequent patient-care needs encountered across the life span that influence the wellness-illness state focus on the concepts of oxygenation, cardiac output, tissue perfusion, digestion, elimination, and skin integrity. Key concepts are correlated with simulation laboratory and clinical practice in various settings.