NUR 305 - The Wellness Continuum II

Credit(s): 7

The focus of this course is on care of adults experiencing disruptions in health status associated with both acute and chronic health conditions. Specifically, the care of adults with alterations to sensorimotor, muscular skeletal, protective, endocrine, renal and reproductive function are addressed as well as blood disorders. Students learn to apply the nursing process to help clients maintain wellness levels, or restore them to previous levels of wellness and prevent further alterations in health status. Nutrition, pharmacology, culture, client teaching and ethical-legal issues are integrated throughout the course. Clinical experiences are provided in the nursing skills laboratory and in acute and chronic care settings.