I 4 credits Interactive process of nurse-family relationships. Developmental theories along the life continuum. Crisis theory and types of crisis - transitional, developmental, situational, maturational and traumatic. Crisis intervention and nursing strategies leading to resolution are presented. Theories of growth and development, family dynamics, middlescence, aging, and nursing interventions promoting client adaptation to loss.
Students explore own perceptions of self identity and movement toward self-actualization.
Community based experiences in health education of older adults and long term care experience with frail older adults. Community experience is provided in a variety of settings involved in health promoting activities of the young adult, pregnant woman, the family and older adult. Pharmacology and nutrition are integrated. NURS-W 353 . Applies the nursing process to care of persons across the life span with problems of psychological, physiological, social, environmental, chemical, therapeutic, intellectual and sensory and legislated immobility.