Chronic II

Catalog description

Expands on the major concepts of family care giving, symptom management, and end-of-life care in the context of nursing interventions with patients and families. Explores ethical issues related to advocacy, self-determination, and autonomy. Includes developing complex skills associated with the assessment and management of concurrent illnesses and conditions within the context of client and family preferences and needs. Covers skills related to enhancing communication and collaboration as a member of an inter-professional team and across healthcare settings. Exemplars include patients with chronic mental illness and addictions as well as other chronic conditions and disabilities affecting functional status and family relationships. Prerequisite: NRS 112 , NRS 231 and NRS 233 .