HEALTH AND ILLNESS CONCEPTS WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES

CNP 454

Nursing care of populations and communities to facilitate optimal health outcomes.

NURSING 431

Foundational knowledge needed to provide equitable, evidence-based nursing care for diverse children and their families. For each developmental level, holistically integrate health promotion, illness and injury prevention, health education, and anticipatory guidance and examines potential disparities, as key components of the nursing role. Emphasis on the application of the nursing process, the clinical judgment model, and related core competencies associated with understanding the pathophysiology of altered health patterns affecting children and the related management of nursing care.

NURSING 323

Focuses on health and illness concepts emphasizing care to individuals and families across the lifespan. Gain a fundamental understanding of allostasis, oxygenation and hemostasis, and protection and movement. Gain knowledge of these concepts through exemplars that illustrate common health processes and/or alterations. Frames learning activities that foster understanding of the nursing role in providing care to individuals and families experiencing related health and illness concerns.

NURSING 436

Spend concentrated time in two settings focusing on care to individuals across the lifespan, families, and communities. The concept-based learning activities are aligned with those taught in the companion didactic courses and build on previous learning and experiences. Provide direct care from an evidenced-based perspective, at an increasingly independent level. The learning activities are guided by nursing preceptors in practice settings and by School of Nursing faculty in simulation and seminar settings.

NURSING 443

Learn about complex health or health alterations and their management in regard to sexuality, reproduction, protection and movement, cognitive function, and maladaptive behavior. Emphasizes the nurse's role in management of complex health alterations within the health system, the community, and for transitions to home. The nursing process will frame learning activities that foster understanding the nursing role in providing evidence-based care to individuals, families, and communities experiencing related health and illness concerns in collaboration with an interprofessional team.