The course provides a beginning foundation of assessment skills and technologies necessary for determining client health status within the context of a nursing framework. Factors influencing lifestyles and personal health practices are included. Nursing practice focuses on health promotion and disease prevention of clients across the life-span. Practice occurs in homes or community-based settings. Within the context of primary health care focus is on restoration, rehabilitation and support of clients experiencing more acute variances in health.
Discussion related to health promotion and disease prevention continues.
Advanced health assessment and nursing skills are introduced. Practice will occur in homes or in community-based setting. Management and care of clients in ambiguous, complex, situations occurring over a variety of settings. Synthesis and focus of nursing knowledge and application of nursing research in a specific area of practice. Comprehensive approach to professional practice of nursing in an area of special interest to the student.