An introduction to health promotion concepts and the diversity of settings where health care is provided. Issues related to socio-cultural, environmental, economic, political and occupational factors in health, health and illness behaviors, and risk reduction will be addressed. A sophomore level course. An introduction to the development of beginning health assessment nursing principles and skills. The focus of nursing care in this course in on health promotion efforts through the development of an understanding of theories of health, the nurse's role in promotion of health and beginning facility with holistic health assessment in well adults in a lab and community setting.
Emphasis is placed on the development of physical assessment skills.
A sophomore level course. An introduction to development of basic nursing care knowledge and skills. The focus of the nursing care in this course is to continue health promotion efforts and to begin therapeutic efforts through the development of an understanding of health care environments and nursing process principles and skills as the framework for nursing practice through beginning provision of professional nursing care with adults in a variety of settings. Additionally, students continue to develop the concept of health and are introduced to concepts and professional nursing care related to the impact of illness on healthy functioning adults. A sophomore level course.