Examines the role, rights, and responsibilities of the professional nurse as contributing to high-level wellness of the family. Offered each semester. Assessment of the physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual factors influencing existing or potential health problems provides direction for nursing management. Offered each semester. The concepts of rehabilitation, collaboration, and healing are examined.
Special emphasis is placed on geriatric clients and clients with chronic mental illness.
Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of community settings. Emphasis is on the leadership role of the professional nurse, including nursing process, decision making, collaboration, accountability, and management principles. The major issues in the growth of a profession are examined. The professional status of nursing is appraised, and the movement of nursing toward greater professionalization analyzed. An introduction to the concepts and processes of research.