NUR 190 Adaptation Nursing: Older Adult
This gerontology course provides the senior level-nursing student with the principles of the Functional Consequences Theory as it relates to the Roy Adaptation Model, a conceptual model which guides the steps of the nursing process. The student will apply both Models to the psychological and physiological functions of the older adult. Topics also include functional assessment, characteristics of today's older adults in the United States and issues regarding long-term care. Additionally, the student will carry out in-depth research in a gerontology-related subject. This research will be presented in a formal paper. Taken concurrently with NUR 191. Senior standing
Prerequisite
Taken concurrently with
NUR 191.
Distribution
NUR