NUR 335 - The Wellness Continuum for Children and Families

Credit(s): 3

This course introduces the student to the concept of child and family-centered care. It focuses on infants, children and families through adolescence. Physiological, psychosocial, and spiritual dimensions of developmental stages of patients and families are explored and community- based resources are emphasized. Students learn to use the nursing process to promote and maintain health, prevent alterations in health care status, and restore patients to previous levels of wellness. Nutrition, pharmacotherapy, patient teaching, and ethical-legal issues are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences are provided within acute, non-acute, community and long-term care settings.

Offered: Su