Topics in Clinical Nursing

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Section information text: This course highlights major acute and chronic health problems and leading causes of death across the lifespan including etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and implications for treatment and disease management. Consideration is given to the relationship of genetics and genomics to health and illness; infection control issues such as drug-resistant organisms; accidents/injuries; common geriatric syndromes; palliative and end-of-life care; as well as complementary and alternative therapies. Development of a framework for nursing interventions is emphasized.