This course will provide a forum for students to scrutinize the historical evolution of professional nursing and the theoretical foundations which have emerged. Students are encouraged to explore a research base for their personal nursing practice. Focus is on fundamental concepts of nursing research in practice and theory. Research is approached from a practice based model. Students are challenged to identify normal assessment findings and critically analyze variations from normal.
Students practice advanced patient assessment skills in a laboratory setting.
Simulations are utilized to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from theory to practice. With the aging of America and the ever-growing population of elderly persons in this society, it is essential that nursing professionals have both knowledge and understanding in the care of gerontological clients. This course addresses the emotional, social, physiological and behavioral changes that occur throughout the aging process. It models the highest standards of gerontological nursing practice in acute, long-term and community settings. Age specific alterations in physiology will be identified and analyzed.