Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan.

Catalog description

This course addresses holistic patient-centered nursing care directed toward sustaining, developing, or enhancing health and wellness across the life span with an introduction to teaching and learning theories. Students will discuss family systems theory and social determinant of health related to health promotion and disease prevention. An underlying theme in this course is wellness promotion of the student. Specific interventions for lifestyle changes will be discussed and include coping and stress management, health education, nutrition management and weight control, social support, exercise and physical fitness, and coping strategies. Concepts and skills include, but not limited to, health, wellness, values clarification, Motivational Interviewing communication skills and facilitative interaction focused on wellness. Prerequisite: NU 2301 Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice; NU 2303 Health Assessment, NU 3202 Healthcare Informatics and Technology.