Nursing Intervention with Adult Persons

Catalog description

In depth study of theories and concepts from the Physical, Biological, and Behavior Sciences geared toward the development of a better understanding of adult persons. They relate the implications of these theories and concepts to nursing interventions. The students examine in detail the specific developmental characteristics of adult persons and the responses of adults to health disruptions; they study in depth the most prevalent health problems of adults, and identify nursing strategies to better assist adult persons to achieve their optimum health potential. They increase competence in the practice of clinical nursing by further refining their skills in carrying out nursing actions. Emphasis is given to increase the students’ skills in the use of assessment tools to evaluate the person’s health situations and the effectiveness of nursing intervention. The students carry out nursing actions with selected persons in the adult stage of the life process in settings where primary, secondary, and/or tertiary care is provided.