NUR 450 - Nursing Services for the Older Adult and Family

Units: 2
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on the health-related issues of older adults. Major content areas include viewing the unique needs of elders from a nursing theoretical perspective. An interdisciplinary and collaborative health care provider approach will be given in the discussion of knowledge concerning physical, psychological, economic and social age related changes. The course will explore personal, cultural, societal attitudes toward aging for the purpose of an enhanced understanding from the elder’s perspective.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): NUR 451