Interdisciplinary dialogue among health professionals. Explores potential conflicts among nurses, physicians and other health care providers. Includes conflict resolution, truth telling, withdrawing nutrition and hydration, whistle blowing and assisted suicide. Focuses on concepts, knowledge and skills necessary to assist individuals who have cancer and their families. Emphasizes helping people to care for themselves throughout their illness.
Clinical application occurs in a variety of settings.
Examination of impact on health care of selected components of human sexuality. Aspects include sexual assessment, sexual changes during the life span and disturbances in sexuality due to health conditions. Nursing interventions specific for addicted persons are evaluated. The student works with a preceptor in a critical care unit to design and implement nursing systems for clients with critical health states. Critical care content is presented in lecture.