Adult Gerontology Acute Care 2    3 s.h

Catalog description

Competencies (knowledge, advanced skills, and professional behaviors) required to provide comprehensive and holistic care to a culturally diverse, acutely ill adult population (young adult – frail elderly) is emphasized. Clinical manifestations of and patient response to particular patient care problems (e.g. integumentary, infectious disease) with emphasis on physical assessment findings for determining differential diagnosis and planning of patient care needs, health promotion and health maintenance. Prereq.: "B" or better in NURS 6904 and NURS 6917 and NURS 6918 .