Schedule
Wed-Thu, 6:30 AM - 1:30 PM (1/16/2012 - 5/4/2012) Location: MAIN
Sat, 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM (1/16/2012 - 5/4/2012) Location: MAIN
Description
Credit Hours: 5
Prerequisites: All year-one and -two courses
Pre/Corequisites: SSC 360
Corequisites: COM 320
Students begin to integrate a broad range of concepts related to children and adults in the community. Students build on family concepts and incorporate growth and development into a framework for community-based nursing care across the life span. Content focuses on health promotion, illness prevention, maintenance and management of acute and chronic health problems. The differences in communication with clients across the life span are examined. The course facilitates professional role development, critical thinking and the use of humanistic/scientific principles and research as the basis of culturally competent care.