NURS 210 : Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
Credits
9Class Hours
3 lecture and 18 labPrerequisites
Admission into the Career Ladder Nursing Program.
Corequisites
Semester Offered
FallDescription
This course focuses on identifying needs of the total person across the lifespan in a wellness/health promotion model of care. It introduces the roles of the nurse, nursing code of ethics, and the nursing process with emphasis on learning self-health and client health practices. To support self-health and client health practices, students learn to access research evidence about healthy lifestyle patterns and risk factors for disease/illness, apply growth and development theory, interview clients in a culturally sensitive manner, and work as members of a multidisciplinary team utilizing reflective thinking and self-analysis.