Emphasis is on the role of the professional nurse and on the use of the nursing process with adults experiencing complex multisystem health care needs and their families. The focus is refinement of cognitive and clinical skills needed to provide comprehensive health assessments of older adults. The focus is on advanced practice nursing with older adults and families in primary and acute care settings. Emphasis is on wellness and the pathophysiology and epidemiology underlying acute and chronic health problems. The focus is on selected acute and chronic complex health care problems of the gerontological patient.
Emphasis is on the interaction among health care providers in a culturally diverse environment.
The focus is on the role of the advanced practice nurse in the management of health care for older adults. Emphasis is on collaboration with other health care providers in a culturally diverse environment. The focus is on the application and synthesis of knowledge and skills acquired in all previous courses. The purpose of this course is to provide a forum for the evaluation of issues and trends encountered in advanced gerontological health nursing care. The focus is on clinical applications and pharmacokinetics of selected pharmacologic agents used with older adults.