Students acquire knowledge and skills to provide extended health services to adults, including wellness counselling of healthy older adults, management of acute and chronic conditions of older adults and referral of conditions requiring management by other health professionals. Students consider community health implications of healthy older adults, as well as the community implications of falls and other injuries, retirement and economic well-being, social support, depression, and elder abuse. Students examine trends in the health of older adults, explore issues in the care of older adults, and examine the research agendas of centres investigating health of older adults. Finally, students complete a practicum experience in a physician preceptor's office, providing extended health services to older adults.
Students also continue a community assessment that was initiated in previous courses.
To receive credit for Nursing 528 students must achieve a course composite grade of at least 60 per cent and a grade of at least 60 per cent on the two written assignments. In addition to these written assignments, students must achieve satisfactory performance in their practicum experiences. The course materials includes a print-based reading file of current journal articles and book chapters. Students will also refer to the following textbooks included in Nursing 520, Nursing 522, Nursing 524 and Nursing 526 . A guide to more effective diagnosis and treatment.