Chronic Illness & the Border

Catalog description

Students with guidance/mentoring by DNP faculty & community mentors, will synthesize, integrate, and translate knowledge/skills into evidence-based management of health disparities common to U.S.-Mexico border populations. Focus will be on aging populations along the border or complex, chronic health needs of individuals of any age with mental illness, chronic pain, diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, or infectious disease and the coordination of care across settings. Seminars will guide the process of designing, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic, cost- effective interventions for a culturally diverse population. Includes 90 clock hours of practicum experience. Prerequisite: NURS 6360 with a minimum grade of "B" or better, may not be taken concurrently; departmental approval