NUR 1034 - Nursing Concepts: Health to Illness Across the Lifespan

5 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 1020 with a grade of “C” or better, NUR 1020L , NUR 1025L with a grade of “C” or better, NUR 2140 Pharmacology for Nurses with a grade of “C” or better
Corequisites: NUR 1034L Nursing Concepts: Health to Illness Across the Lifespan Clinical
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the FSW nursing philosophy: health, people and nursing as a Profession. The emphasis is placed on the role of illness in biophysical and psychosocial concepts as well as the development of evidence-based nursing practice and clinical decision making. This course continues developing competence in concepts introduced in Nursing Concepts: Health and Wellness and introduces the concepts of oxygenation, perfusion, grief/loss, stress/coping, acid-base balance, digestion, elimination, metabolism, and thermoregulation. Upon completion of the course students will be able to apply the concepts to client care, individual-centered care, and quality care goals.