3 None OR HED 317 Instr. 3 senior status or perm. None Total 22-27 hrs. Emphasis is on assessment. The course assists the students in improving skills in nursing assessment through the collection and analysis of data to formulate nursing diagnoses.
Emphasis is on comprehensive holistic assessment.
Communication and assessment skills are utilized to establish a data base and formulate nursing diagnoses. A study of a specific aspect of nursing reflecting the changing focus of nursing practice. Topics will include such areas of nursing as computers in nursing, etc. May be repeated as topics change. This course is designed to assist students to develop increased knowledge about issues affecting health care of elderly.