COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

NURSING 433

Learn to provide high quality, person-centered nursing care to older adults, using current research, evidenced-based guidelines, and foundational content to assess, form nursing diagnoses, and manage the complex health needs of older adults by being able to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy aging, explore social determinants of health, provide for safety and well-being, and consider ethical clinical-decision making in geriatrics.

CNP 454

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

PSYCHIAT 931

Clinical care of persons living with dementia and their caregivers. Public health approaches to assisting persons living with dementia in the community via Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute. Assessment and management of dementia, including behavioral and psychological symptoms.

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 434

Builds on health and illness concepts by focusing on individuals, families, and communities recognizing their unique attributes. Concepts included: acid-base balance, cellular regulation, intracranial regulation, genomics, sexuality and reproduction, and an introduction to the organization of the community/public health system. Other core nursing concepts are revisited as they apply to the community as client or in complex care situations. The nursing process frames learning activities that foster understanding the nursing role in providing evidence-based care to individuals, families across the lifespan, and to communities experiencing related health and illness concerns in collaboration with an interprofessional team.