NUR 100 — Gerontological Nursing
This course introduces nursing students to evidence-based nursing practice principles in the care of the geriatric patient/client. The course introduces students to the theoretical aspects of aging relevant to health promotion and illness prevention in older adults. The nursing process serves as the framework for discussion of the scope of practice and the ethical and legal aspects of patient-centered evidence-based nursing care. Integrated throughout the course are concepts relating to illnesses prevalent in the geriatric population and therapeutic regimens used in their management. The student will demonstrate knowledge of psychosocial and physiologic changes which occur in the aging process and the nursing actions that assist the elderly patient/client to safely adjust to these changes. The use of patient information technologies as tools for the promotion of effective communication and safety in the care of the older adult population are introduced.