A life span approach is utilized to address client needs of drug therapy in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings. Statutory authority for prescription writing protocols are examined. There also are foci on factors that promote consumer involvement in decisions regarding drug therapy and ultimate compliance with treatment recommendations. For graduate students only. This course examines frameworks for family nurse practice, incorporating issues in practice, theory development and research.
Additional foci are on theoretical bases for comprehensive family assessment and intervention.
For graduate students only. This course addresses the concepts that contribute to alterations in health status of clients throughout the life cycle. Concepts of focus include the cellular environment, altered tissue biology, and principles of genetics as they apply to health status, immunity and cellular proliferation. In addition, alterations in status of the primary physiological systems, developmental abnormalities and oncology are included. For graduate students only.