NURS 230 - Nursing Across the Lifespan III

3 Credit Hours

Lifespan III incorporates knowledge from prior courses and concentrates on the health and illness of the individuals and families across the lifespan by identifying and utilizing patient centered care. Through collaboration with their peers and the use of advanced critical thinking skills, the students will formulate and deliver holistic plans of care by using the nursing process, evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives in a variety of mental health and medical/surgical settings. Health promotion, nutrition concepts and the use of technology, including electronic medical records, are integrated. Subject areas include clients who experience stroke, nutritional disorders, liver and pancreatic disorders, as well as mental health illness. There is a clinical component to this course.

Prerequisites: NURS 220, NURS 220 S

Corequisites: NURS 230S

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